Thermex Energy Corp. v. Rantec Corp.

I respectfully dissent.

In this case, the majority acknowledges that compliance with rule 306a is jurisdictional, cites the authority that says it is, and then proceeds to ignore it completely in its result-oriented opinion.

In Butts v. Capitol City Nursing Home, Inc., 705 S.W.2d 696 (Tex.1986) (per curiam), Butts filed a motion to reinstate that did not comply with rule 165a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure because it was not verified. The supreme court noted that because Butts’ motion was unverified, there was “no proper motion filed with the [trial] court within thirty (30) days of the…