Legal Opinion
English v. Fischer
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 11, 1982No. 2201cvPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This case is before the Court on appellee’s motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
On June 3, 1981, final judgment was entered by the trial court, and on July 2,1981, appellant Sarah Jane English filed with the district clerk a document denominated “Defendant’s Motion for New Trial.” Thereafter, on August 26,1981, appellant, together with her surety, filed with the district clerk a bond for cost on appeal.
The appellees contend that this Court has no jurisdiction over this appeal since the document filed by the appellant and denominated “Defendant’s Motion for New Trial” is in fact…
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- Worth Steel Corporation v. GartmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
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