Can a grant of judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 631.8 be appealed?

¹⁷. The grant of judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 631.8 is clearly appealable. Technically, there is no judgment here, but only a written statement of decision/order granting the section 631.8 motion. A judgment should have been entered. (See Modica v. Merin (1991) 234 Cal.App.3d 1072.) However, while we generally compel parties to adhere to the requirement of having a proper judgment entered before appealing, under the unique circumstances of this case, we will treat the order as a judgment.