Jones v. Stayman

HECHT, Justice.

On July 22, 1986, the Honorable Craig Penfold, then presiding judge of the 304th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, signed a final judgment in Cause No. 85-229-W terminating the parent-child relationship between relator Linda Jones and her two sons. On October 6, 1986, Jones filed an affidavit of inability to give cost bond for appeal, and the Dallas County District Clerk filed a contest the same day. *438On October 13, 1986, Judge Penfold heard and sustained the District Clerk’s contest, but he did not sign an order reflecting his ruling until October 23, 1986. Jones then…