Mudd v. Mudd

OPINION

CANTU, Justice.

Appellant and appellee were granted a divorce and judgment was entered on May 26, 1983. An appeal was timely perfected by • the deposit of cash in lieu of bond.

The trial court originally entered an order setting a lump sum supersedeas bond in the amount of $4,000,000.00. Not being able to obtain a bond in that amount, appellant filed a motion requesting the trial court to set the amount of a bond sufficient to supersede only a part of the judgment. This motion was denied. Appellant then filed in this Court a motion for leave to file a petition for writ of mandamus,…