Wigley v. Taylor

Petitioners filed a motion for an extension of time within which to file a transcript in the Court of Civil Appeals at Beaumont. The motion was filed before the expiration of sixty days from the date on which final judgment was rendered and entered in the trial court. The Court of Civil Appeals denied the motion and dismissed the appeal. 390 S.W.2d 477.

The motion was denied on the ground that it “wholly failed to show good cause therefor” as required by Rule 386, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. One of the reasons given by the Court of Civil Appeals for its conclusion that the motion failed to…