Legal Opinion · Dissent

Dodson v. Stevens Transport

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 31, 1989No. 05-88-01019-CVPublished

1DissentBaker, Justice

I respectfully dissent to the majority’s conclusion that under the peculiar facts of this case the failure of the appellant to notify the court reporter of the filing of her indigency affidavit was immaterial.

The majority takes pains to point out that this is a summary judgment appeal. The majority also states that no statement of facts has been filed, and the majority cannot find any indication that appellant requested a statement of facts from the court reporter or intended to do so. I presume that these are the peculiar facts of the case upon which the majority relies because the majority…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jones v. StaymanTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Bantuelle v. RenfroeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church of Dallas, Inc. v. Sigel, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  4. Matlock v. Allstate Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1987
  5. Sanders v. Texas Employers Insurance Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989

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