City of Irving v. Lesley

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

The City of Irving has tendered for filing a transcript which our clerk declined to file on the ground that it fails to show that an appeal has been perfected. The city has now filed a motion to compel the clerk to file the transcript. It relies on a “Direction to Clerk to Prepare Transcript” filed with the clerk within thirty days after the trial court’s order overruling the motion for new trial. We hold that this document is sufficient as a notice of appeal, and, therefore, we direct the clerk to accept the tendered transcript for filing.

Since the city is exempt from…