Labansat v. Cameron County

SMITH, Chief Justice.

Cameron County and others, as defendants, recovered judgment against Ana Lab-ansat and others, as plaintiffs, in the district court of the 103rd district of Cameron County. The judgment was rendered at a term of court which could not by law, and did not in fact, continue in session more than eight weeks. The plaintiffs filed a motion for new trial which was overruled on the day the term ended, to-wit: June 8, 1940, but plaintiffs did not file their appeal bond until 21 days thereafter, on to-.wit: June 29, 1940.

Thereafter, on August 6, plaintiffs tendered the record in…