Elizabeth Ann Williamson v. Baptist Health Medical…

Summary

The court dismissed the appeal because the circuit court's judgment merely reproduced the jury's interrogatory answers and did not state the specific amount Baptist owed, leaving the judgment ambiguous and nonfinal. Because appellate jurisdiction in civil cases generally requires a final order, the court vacated the court of appeals' opinion without reaching the damages, jury-instruction, or evidentiary issues. Justice Baker concurred, explaining that the circuit court could remedy the defect by entering a judgment stating the amount attributable to Baptist.