Gilmore v. Ladell

Appellants’ motion for a new trial was overruled in the court below on July 23,1930, the order was not entered on the minutes until September 11, 1930, but on August 21, 1930, appellants attempted to perfect an appeal in forma pauperis. This attempt, however, was abortive, because the case was not ripe for appeal until the order overruling the motion was in fact entered upon the minutes. Speaking of a situation presented in Texas, etc., Co. v. Texas T. & L. Co., 50 Tex. Civ. App. 182, 110 S. W. 140, 142, such as we have here, Judge Pleasants said: “The appeal was not perfected within the…