Chavez v. Housing Authority of El Paso

OPINION ON MOTION

Appellee, Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, has filed its motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction. It claims that because this case was disposed of by summary judgment, Appellant’s request for findings of fact and conclusions of law was inappropriate and did not extend appellate deadlines under Tex. R.App.P. 41(a)(1). This appears to be a question of first impression. We find that Appellant’s request, even if lacking other legal effect, did act to extend the filing deadlines.

RULE 41(a)(1)

Before 1990, a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law did not…