Yan v. Xing Jiang

OPINION NUNC PRO TUNC

On August 6, 2007, appellant filed a notice of appeal in this case indicating he was appealing a final default judgment order of the trial court dated July 28, 2007. The clerk’s record, however, reflects a motion for new trial was granted on September 26, 2007. Appellant did not respond to this Court’s November 1, 2007 letter questioning our jurisdiction over the appeal.

Appellate courts have jurisdiction over final judgments and such interlocutory orders as the legislature deems appealable. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex.2001); Ruiz v. Ruiz, 946 S.W.2d…