Georges v. Ob-Gyn Services, P.c.

Summary

The court held that the defendants' appeal from the jury verdict was untimely because final judgment was rendered when the trial court accepted the verdict, and later mandatory awards of offer of compromise and postjudgment interest neither delayed finality nor created a new appeal period. The court also held that the Appellate Court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow a late appeal because the defendants failed to establish good cause, notwithstanding an erroneous docket entry and the size of the verdict. Justice D'Auria, joined by Justice Palmer, concurred in part and dissented in part, agreeing on timeliness but concluding that objectively reasonable confusion justified allowing the late appeal.