First Adopted: April 10, 1974
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2010
Rule 78 | Rules of Civil Procedure | Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts | New Trials – After–Trial Motions – Preservation of Error
78.04 | Motion for New Trial – Time for Filing
Any motion for new trial and any motion to amend the judgment or opinion shall be filed not later than thirty days after the entry of judgment. Any motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict shall be filed within the time provided in Rule 72.01. If the motion is filed prematurely, the motion shall be considered as filed immediately after the time the judgment is finally entered.
(Adopted April 10, 1974, effective January 1, 1975. Amended May 22, 1987, effective January 1, 1988; amended June 1, 1993, effective January 1, 1994; amended February 22, 1994, effective January 1, 1995; amended September 26, 1995, effective July 1, 1996; amended May 27, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended June 24, 2009, effective January 1, 2010.)