{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jo-ann-fabrics","displayName":"Jo Ann Fabrics","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108515:2021-02-23","opinionId":"d7e27e76-5a5e-53d1-b475-eed79f65af81","slug":"jeff-c-tacina-appellant-v-jo-ann-fabrics-respondent-108515","caseName":"Jeff C. Tacina, Appellant, vs. Jo Ann Fabrics, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED108515","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-02-23","year":2021,"display_summary":"Jeff C. Tacina appealed a small claims court judgment that dismissed his petition for unpaid wages and denied his application for a trial de novo. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, finding that Tacina's notice of appeal was untimely. Because a timely notice of appeal is a jurisdictional prerequisite, the court lacked authority to consider the merits of the case.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=173736","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jeff-c-tacina-appellant-v-jo-ann-fabrics-respondent-108515","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"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"}],"role":"respondent"}]}