Opinion ID: 1148283
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Heading: denial of motion to amend judgment order entered after perfection of appeal

Text: MONY contends that the lower court erred in overruling its motion to amend judgment, asserting that the actual damages, to which it offered no objection at the time the peremptory instruction was given thereon, are erroneous. It claims that the $87,136.00 face value of the policy should be reduced as follows: $6,151.33 for outstanding loans against the policy 406.00 interest on outstanding loans 342.94 for two monthly premiums of Feb. & March, 1980 due to the operation of the APL provision To this result, MONY claims there should be an addition of $107.49 for post-mortem dividend. Consequently, MONY avers that the actual amount owed by it on the policy is $80,349.16. No authority is cited by appellant or appellee, other than Miss.R.Civ.P. 59(e) in support of its argument. It is uncontradicted that MONY failed to object to the peremptory instruction and to the return of a judgment for Wesson in the amount of $87,136.00 actual damages. The question of pre-judgment interest was also argued on the motion to amend. There being no specific objection to the instruction when granted, we do not consider the assigned error. Shell Oil Co. v. Murrah, 493 So.2d 1274 (Miss. 1986); Brown v. McCoy, 362 So.2d 186 (Miss. 1978). MONY contends that the lower court judge's order of June 21, 1984, should be set aside; that it was entered some two months after appeal to this Court had been perfected. On November 5, 1983, the lower court entered an order protecting the confidentiality of certain documents produced by MONY pursuant to discovery. Appeal was perfected to this Court on April 24, 1984, and on the same day, an order was signed by the trial judge declaring that plaintiff's motion to dissolve the motion of confidentiality be taken under advisement and the court retain its jurisdiction and carry the matter over for a decision during either April term of the court or in vacation. Thereafter, on June 21, 1984, the judge made his final ruling. If the lower court committed error here, it is irrelevant to this appeal and we decline to address the point.