Legal Opinion
Ratcliff v. National County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided January 6, 1988No. 05-86-00815-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
HECHT, Justice.
Appellant Vincent F. Ratcliff filed an application to the supreme court for writ of error before filing a motion for rehearing. We hold that the filing of the application for writ of error divested us of jurisdiction to consider the motion for rehearing.
We are confronted with the following sequence of events:
9/25/87 Our opinion and judgment issued, 735 S.W.2d 955.
10/12/87 Deadline for filing a motion for rehearing. Tex.R.App.P. 5(a), 100(a).
10/26/87 Ratcliff filed with the clerk of this court an application to the supreme court for writ of error, followed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ammex Warehouse Company v. ArcherTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Johnson v. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the WorldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
- Bain Peanut Co. v. Pinson and GuvnerTexas Supreme Court · 1931
- State Board of Morticians v. CortezTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- Dawkins v. Van WinkleTexas Supreme Court · 1964
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