Manrique v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n

OPINION ON MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION

Appellant, Idalia L. Manrique, attempted to perfect her appeal by filing an *594affidavit of Inability to Give Cost in lieu of cost bond pursuant to Rule 355, T.R.C.P. (1978). Rule 355 provides, inter alia, that an affidavit in lieu of bond shall be filed not more than twenty days from the date of rendition of judgment. In the present case, the judgment was entered on July 16,1980, and appellant did not file her Affidavit of Inability to Give Costs until August 15, 1980. This affidavit was ten days late. It is well established law that…