Walnut Equipment Leasing Co. v. Wen Lung Wu

The issue in this case is whether the court of appeals had jurisdiction over Wen Lung and Chyong Jan Wu’s appeal. The court of appeals concluded that it did. 909 S.W.2d 273. We disagree. Because the Wus did not timely file their motion for new trial, we hold that the court of appeals lacked jurisdiction. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Walnut Equipment Leasing Co., Inc. obtained a judgment against the Wus in a Pennsylvania court. On August 17, 1990, Walnut filed a petition in county court in Harris County, Texas under the Uniform…