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Where appellant homeowners in a foreclosure case filed a pro se brief that failed to comply with the rules of appellate procedure, including a defective statement of facts and erroneous points relied on and an argument section that failed to ...

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Where a pro se appellant challenged the denial of his claim for unemployment benefits, the appeal was not reviewable because the appellant’s brief did not substantially comply with the requirements of Rule 84.04 by failing to contain a table of ...

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Where a mother challenged a child custody award, the mother’s brief did not substantially comply with Rule 84.04, so the appeal is dismissed. Appeal is dismissed. Biggs v. Brinneman (MLW No. 74917/Case No. SD36178 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of ...

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Where appellant challenged the confirmation of an arbitration award, the appellant was not aggrieved by the judgment, so it lacked standing to appeal, and the judgment did not resolve all claims as to all parties, so the judgment was not ...

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Where a pro se appellant challenged the denial of his application to transfer his motion for a judgment on the pleadings from the family court to the circuit court, the appellant’s sole point on appeal was not supported or developed, ...

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Where the government brought an action to reduce tax assessments to judgment and enforce liens, and appellants challenged the district court’s entry of an order of sale, the notice of appeal was untimely as to certain orders, and the challenge ...

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Where a criminal defendant challenged the denial of her motion to vacate, set aside or correct judgment and sentence after an evidentiary hearing, the motion court’s order denying relief addressed only three of her four claims, so the judgment was ...

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Where the brief of pro se appellants did not contain a fair and concise statement of facts, did not set forth a standard of review under each claim of error and the points relied on were confusing and failed to ...

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Where the order in a case, which involved claims of wrongful foreclosure and unlawful detainer, did not dispose of a distinct judicial unit, the order was neither final nor appealable, so the appeal is dismissed. Appeal is dismissed. McClain v. ...

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Where appellants challenged a judgment closing the estate of their father, the appellants’ brief failed to comply with Rule 84.04 by including a defective point relied on and defective argument section, so the brief was inadequate for appellate review, and ...

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Where a bank challenged a trial court judgment quieting title to property acquired for construction, the relief the bank sought, reinstatement of its liens, could not be granted even if the bank succeeded on its points on appeal, so the ...

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