Olvera v. Olvera

OPINION

ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

We dismissed Ruben Olvera’s appeal because his appeal bond was not timely filed. The basis for our holding was that the motion for new trial was filed 36 days after the judgment was signed (April 2, 1985) and did not operate to extend the time for perfecting the appeal, since TEX.R.CIV.P. 329b(a) requires that a motion for new trial be filed within 30 days after the judgment is signed. Under such circumstances, we held that the appeal bond was required to be filed no later than May 2, 1985, and that the bond filed on June 25, 1985, was not timely.

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