Legal Opinion

Forrest v. Rawlings

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1874PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Ellis. Tried below before the Hon. Hardin Hart.

1Opinion of the Court

Roberts, Chief Justice.

In this case there is no assignment of .errors nor notice of appeal given in the transcript of the record. There is copied in the record what appears to be an entry in short, as if it had been placed on the judge’s docket, as follows:

“ H. H. Rawlings ) v. > “Car Forrest. )

Motion for new trial Sept. 6, 1873.

Í 3 W 2 overruled, •< Deft, except— ( .Appeal.”

From this entry it might be inferred that notice of appeal was given after the overruling the motion for new trial, but that it was not entered in the minutes. Both the order of the court overruling the motion for new…

2Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Beasley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  5. Beasley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942

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