Jack H. Brown & Co. v. Northwest Sign Co.

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

In this proceeding to enforce a foreign judgment appellee has moved to dismiss the appeal. Appellee questions whether an appeal has been perfected from the original filing or the subsequent filing of a foreign judgment pursuant to Article 2328b-5 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes (Vernon Supp.1982-83). We find that we have no appeal before us from the first filing, which was ineffective because it did not comply with the statute. We hold that appellant has properly perfected an appeal from the second filing and, therefore, we overrule the motion to dismiss.

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