Grand Prairie Independent School District v. Southern Parts Imports, Inc.

This case presents the question whether a court of appeals may dismiss an appeal when the appellant files a notice of appeal, but should have filed an appeal bond, in order to perfect the appeal. The Grand Prairie Independent School District and the City of Grand Prairie timely filed a notice of appeal under Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 40(a)(2). 1 The court of appeals dismissed Grand Prairie Independent School District’s appeal for want of jurisdiction and denied leave to file an appeal bond to reinstate the appeal. 803 S.W.2d 762, 764. We hold that the court of appeals erred in…