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69 S.W.3d 918

State v. Miller

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 5, 2002

Missouri Court of Appeals · decided 2002-03-05

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently May 2006

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Relies on Popular Leasing USA, Inc. v. Universal Art Corp. of New York · State v. Johnson

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Decided 2002-03-05

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MARY K. HOFF, Judge.

¶1Robert Block appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to set aside default judgment on a bail bond.

¶2Bail bond forfeiture proceedings, such as the one out of which this appeal arises, “are by nature civil actions ... [and] any right to appeal is purely statutory and governed by the statutes and rules governing civil appellate procedure.” State v. Johnson, 855 S.W.2d 466, 468 (Mo.App. E.D.1993).

¶3We dismiss the appeal as premature because the trial court’s order is “not denominated either a ‘judgment’ or ‘decree,’ as required by Rule 74.01(a). As a result, this Court does not presently have appellate jurisdiction in the matter because we do not yet have a final judgment before us.” Popular Leasing USA, Inc. v. Universal Art Corp. of New York, 57 S.W.3d 875, 877-78 (Mo.App. E.D.2001) (addressing an order denying a motion to set aside a default judgment).

¶4Appeal dismissed.

GEORGE W. DRAPER III, P.J., and MARY R. RUSSELL, J., concur.
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