Court Opinion

ID: 9753297
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 19:07:00.721535+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:27:33.559106
License: Public Domain

KELLEY, Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent.
When there are identities of parties, facts and controlling law, one appeal from multiple orders is appropriate. Such a practice is consistent with judicial economy in avoidance of multiplicity of suits, as well as minimizing the expense upon citizens when pursuing their rights against the government.
In the case sub judice, two orders affecting two automobiles, titled in the same owner, insured by the same policy, which was terminated by the same fact should as a matter of law be appropriately challenged by one appeal. Otherwise we condone the self-destruction of effectiveness of the process and impose excess expense upon the people. In addition, such a policy embraced by the majority opinion renders a technical advantage for the government to prevail on technical matters over the substantive in the regard to rights of citizens.
Our government was never intended or designed for such and, accordingly, I would reverse.