Estate of Zamaro v. Rodriguez

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This case involves the applicability of Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 4 to the time period for filing an appeal bond in an appeal to a county court at law from a forcible detainer judgment of a justice court. Rule 4 provides that when an act is required to be done within a stated period of time, the last day of the period is to be counted unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, in which event, the period runs until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday.

The representative of the estate of Cesa-rio L. Zamora filed…