Scarborough v. Scarborough
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
*278OPINION
NYE, Justice.
This was an attempted appeal from a divorce action in the 36th District Court of Live Oak County, Texas. Judgment was rendered and signed on February 24, 1966. It contained no notice of appeal. A motion for new trial was filed March 19, 1966, more than ten days after judgment. The appeal bond was filed April 14, 1966, more than thirty days after judgment.
The filing of the motion for new trial after ten days from the rendition of judgment does not operate to extend the district court’s jurisdiction over the judgment and comes too late. Rule 329b, § 1, Texas Rules of Civil…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dillard v. McClainTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Curtis v. CareyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Drawe v. McGuffinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
3Cited by1 opinion
- Autry v. AutryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980