Appraisal Review Board v. International Church of the Foursquare Gospel

This is an appeal from an order of the Appraisal Review Board of the Taylor County Appraisal District. The trial court erroneously assumed jurisdiction and granted the relief sought by the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. The court of appeals, with one member dissenting, dismissed Taylor County Appraisal District’s appeal pursuant to Tex.R. Civ.P. 414 (now Tex.R.App.P. 74) for failure to file a brief. 711 S.W.2d 306. We hold that the court of appeals erred in dismissing the appeal rather than the cause. The record shows that International Church of the Foursquare Gospel failed…