Gregorian v. Ewell

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

Appellants seek an extension of time to file their notice of appeal. In this case, we must determine whether the filing by Appellants of their cash deposit in lieu of a supersedeas bond within the period for perfecting appeal constituted a bona fide attempt to appeal invoking this court’s jurisdiction. This specific question has not been addressed by the Texas courts. We hold that Appellants made a bona fide attempt to appeal by filing a cash deposit in lieu of supersedeas bond during the relevant time period and thus invoked appellate court jurisdiction.

The trial…