Eagle Life Insurance Co. v. Hernandez

OPINION ON MOTIONS

This is an attempted appeal from a judgment signed June 11, 1987. A timely motion for new trial was filed. Appellant was obligated to perfect the appeal by September 9, 1987. Rule 41(1), Tex.R.App.P. On September 17, 1987, Appellant filed a motion to extend time to file the notice of appeal, transcript and statement of facts. This was within the extension time permitted by Rule 41(2). In his motion, however, Appellant asserted an exemption from the requirement of filing an appellate cost bond. No bond has been filed, nor any timely motion to extend the time for filing such…