Legal Opinion
James v. Hubbard
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided December 16, 1998No. 04-98-00570-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.
The issue presented is whether a final protective order designed to prevent family violence is a final, appealable judgment. See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 85.001 (Vernon Supp. 1998). This type of order has been held to be interlocutory and unappealable by other courts of appeals. E.g., Normand v. Fox, 940 S.W.2d 401 (Tex.App. — Waco 1997, no writ).1 However, we can perceive of no legitimate reason to treat the appealability of a final permanent injunction in a case arising out of alleged family violence any differently from any other final, appealable permanent…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North East Independent School District v. AldridgeTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- El Chico Corp. v. PooleTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- University of Texas Medical School at Houston v. ThanTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Schultz v. Fifth Judicial District Court of Appeals at DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Del Valle Independent School District v. LopezTexas Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Pena v. Garza, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2001
- Kubala Public Adjusters, Inc. v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee for the Supreme Court, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
- Kelt v. Kelt, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
- Cameron County and Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District v. Valley Sandia, Ltd. Co., a Texas Limited Liability Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2018
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