delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a Lake County District Court proceeding. We do not reach the merits of this appeal because we do not have jurisdiction to hear and determine this appeal. There has not been a final order or judgment in the matter. The District Court file includes only a minute entry which states the court’s intention. A minute entry directng judgment to be entered is not a judgment. Lisker v. O’Rourke (1903), 28 Mont. 129, 72 P. 416. Rule 1, M.R.App.Civ.P. requires a final judgment or order to be entered before an appeal can be taken.

*279Nor has the appeal been certified by the trial court under Rule 54(b), M.R.Civ.P. We discussed the requirements of a Rule 54(b) certification in Roy v. Neibauer (1980), Mont., 610 P.2d 1185, and we need not restate them here.

The appeal is dismissed without prejudice.