Robbie v. Upson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Bexar County Court; Geo. W. Huntress, Judge. Action between W. Robbie and James V. Upson. From a judgment for Upson, Robbie appeals. On motion to dismiss appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
This case was tried at the May term of the county court of Bexar county for civil cases, which term began on May 6, 1912, and could have held until the first Monday in July, which in this instance was July 1st, a period of exactly 8 weeks. The cause was tried on May 11, 1912, by the court, without a jury, and judgment rendered in favor of appellee. Appellant gave notice of appeal, and on May 23d filed his appeal bond, which was approved by the clerk. County court did not close until May 28th.
It is the contention of appellee that the bond was prematurely filed, because the court had full…
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