{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-declue-defendant-and-lexington-national-insurance-corporation-surety","displayName":"James Declue, Defendant, and Lexington National Insurance Corporation, Surety-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed106588:2018-11-27","opinionId":"670b10c7-0877-5750-b177-92ff1b4ff346","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-james-declue-defendant-and-lexington-natio-106588","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. James Declue, Defendant, and Lexington National Insurance Corporation, Surety-Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED106588","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2018-11-27","year":2018,"display_summary":"Lexington National Insurance Corporation, a surety, appealed the trial court's denial of its Motion to Set Aside Bond Forfeiture for James Declue, arguing the underlying bond forfeiture judgment was void or irregular. Lexington also filed a Rule 74.06(b) Motion to Vacate Judgment. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The court held that because the trial court had not issued a judgment denying Lexington's Rule 74.06(b) Motion to Vacate Judgment, which was an independent action filed after the underlying judgment became final, there was no final judgment for the appellate court to review.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=133580","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-james-declue-defendant-and-lexington-natio-106588","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: corporation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"appellant"}]}