2 MILR 133

IN THE SUPREME COURT
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS

S.Ct. CIVIL NOS. 99-01 and 99-02
(High Ct. Civil No. 1997-261)

REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS,
Plaintiff,

-v-

THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants.

APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT

APRIL 5, 1999

FIELDS, C.J.

SUMMARY:

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by both plaintiff and defendants from a High Court dismissing some, but not all, defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction.

DIGEST:

1. APPEAL AND ERROR - Decisions Reviewable - Finality of Determination: An appeal shall lie only from a final decision.

All purported appeals filed in this consolidated action are hereby dismissed, as premature appeals.

[1] The Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands provided that "an appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court" only from the final decision of any court. Until there is a final judgment in this case there can be no appeal to the Supreme Court.