Legal Opinion
Harris County Hospital District v. Estrada
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided May 8, 1992No. 01-92-00130-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON REHEARING
COHEN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiffs in a wrongful death and survival action. Trial was to the court without a jury. We withdraw our opinion of March 26, 1992 dismissing for lack of jurisdiction and substitute this order.
The issue before us is whether the deadline to perfect appeal was extended by a motion for new trial that was both filed and overruled before the judgment was signed. We hold that such a motion extends the time to file the bond to perfect appeal.
The chronology of events follows:
August 15, 1991 Trial began.
August 19, 1991 The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fulton v. FinchTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- Alford v. Whaley, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
- White v. Schiwetz, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
- Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. v. Callejo, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- Johnson v. Tom Thumb Stores, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- El-Kareh v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Nuchia v. Woodruff, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
- In Re Bokeloh, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
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