Pichini v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n

*193Russell Lloyd, Justice

Appellant Peter Q. Pichini, Jr. challenges the county court's order dismissing his appeal from the justice court's judgment entered in favor of appellee, Federal National Mortgage Association, in its forcible detainer action. In his sole issue, Pichini contends that the county court erred in dismissing his appeal because his failure to timely pay the filing fee did not affect the court's jurisdiction.1 We affirm.

Background

On April 6, 2017, Federal National Mortgage Association a/k/a Fannie Mae ("Fannie Mae") filed its original petition for forcible detainer in the…