Legal Opinion

Briley v. Brown

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 13, 1975No. 5417Published

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Justice.

Appellant brought this suit against appel-lee to gain custody of two of appellant’s minor children. Following a trial without a jury, judgment was rendered that appellant take nothing. We affirm.

ON APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL

This case was heard on July 18, 1974. At the conclusion of the hearing, the take-nothing judgment against appellant was announced by the trial judge in open court. Thereupon, appellant orally gave notice of appeal, and this notice was noted on the court’s docket at that time. The judgment was reduced to writing and signed and filed on August 15,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Howe v. HoweCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  2. Shepherd v. City of AustinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Grivel v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Gray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Texas Gulf Coast Construction Co. v. Houston Shell & ConcreteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974

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