Legal Opinion
Weik v. Second Baptist Church of Houston
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided April 9, 1999No. 01-95-00625-CVPublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ADELE HEDGES, Justice.
Appellant, David Lynn Weik, is appealing the trial court’s order dismissing the underlying lawsuit for want of prosecution. The trial court signed that order February 13, 1995. Weik filed a motion to reinstate on March 9, 1995. On April 26, 1995, the trial court denied Weik’s motion for reinstatement. Weik filed his cost bond on May 26, 1995. Appellees move to dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss.
Timeliness of Appeal
An appeal from an order dismissing a cause for want of prosecution is taken from the order of dismissal, not from the court’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Verburgt v. DornerTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Garcia v. Kastner Farms, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- Hosey v. County of Victoria, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
- Estate of Bolton v. CoatsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- McDonald v. Newmyer, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1989
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