Stewart v. Lenoir
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Falls. Tried below before Hon. W. E. Hunnieutt. Lenoir sued Parazette and Jim Stewart, continued as to the latter, and had judgment against Parazette Stewart, who appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
KEY, Associate Justice.
Appellee brought this suit against Parazette Stewart and Jim Stewart. Upon trial a judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant Parazette- Stewart, and she has appealed.
Though not adverted to by either party, the transcript presents a question of jurisdiction which this court must decide before it can reach the merits of the appeal.
As a general rule the appellate courts of this State have no jurisdiction until a final judgment has been rendered in the court below; and there is nothing to take this case out of the general rule. It is also well…
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