Wilder v. Houston & T. C. Ry. Co.

A judgment having been rendered against the appellant in this case in the district court of Harris county, he gave notice of appeal, and sought to perfect said appeal in forma pauperis before the judge of the county court of Harris county for civil cases. Appellee presents a motion to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction, because appellant did not comply with the statute authorizing appeals without bond; the record in the case disclosing the fact that appellant’s affidavit and proof of inability to pay costs of appeal, or to give security therefor, was made before the judge of the…