Case Name: Ernestine WARMSLEY, Appellant, v. John P. JACKSON, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1981-10-27
Citations: 624 S.W.2d 499
Docket Number: No. 43825
Parties: Ernestine WARMSLEY, Appellant, v. John P. JACKSON, Respondent.
Judges: SNYDER and CRIST, JJ., concur.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 624
Pages: 499–500

Head Matter:
Ernestine WARMSLEY, Appellant, v. John P. JACKSON, Respondent.
No. 43825.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.
Oct. 27, 1981.
Walter L. Floyd and Jeffrey P. Gault, Clayton, for appellant.
Vincent J. Tissi and Donald W. Brown, St. Louis, for respondent.

Opinion:
REINHARD, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment rendered after a jury verdict for defendant in a negligence action. Plaintiff's only point on appeal concerns the response of the court to a question from the jury during deliberation.
After the court received the question from the jury it indicated to the attorneys for the parties that it was going to make a certain response in writing. Counsel for defendant stated that he had no objection to the court's indicated response. A discussion was had off the record, after which counsel for plaintiff suggested to the court what he thought the proper response would be. After counsel's suggestion the court said "Ok." Nothing further appears in the record as to this matter.
Plaintiff contends the court erred in making the response which the court originally indicated that it would make. We find the record to be incomplete, however, as to what response, if any, was actually made.
It is the duty of the appellant, plaintiff here, to obtain a specific and final ruling, Poage v. Parker, 343 S.W.2d 203, 205-206 (Mo.App.1961), and to see that a complete record is filed, Empire Gas Corporation v. Randolph, 552 S.W.2d 82, 84 (Mo.App.1977). Failing in either the appellant preserves nothing for review.
We are unable to rule on plaintiff's point on the basis of the record before us.
Appeal dismissed.
SNYDER and CRIST, JJ., concur.