Legal Opinion

Mills v. Corvettes of Houston, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided March 29, 2001No. 14-00-00581-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

YATES, Justice.

This is an attempted appeal by appellant, Chad Mills, who complains that the trial court erred in granting appellee’s bill of review. Because we find that the trial court’s order was not a final, appealable order, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Mills sued appellee, Corvettes of Houston, Inc. (“Corvettes”). After Corvettes failed to appear or answer, the trial court entered a default judgment in Mills’s favor (“the underlying lawsuit”). The default judgment was entered December 7, 1999. On February 11, 2000, Corvettes filed its original petition for bill…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Guaranty Federal Savings Bank v. Horseshoe Operating Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Bandera Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. GilchristTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  4. America Online, Inc. v. Williams, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
  5. Texas Department of Transportation v. City of Sunset Valley, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. MillsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  2. Vernon A. Wolter v. M. Gregory Donaldson, Et Ux, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
  3. David L. Smith v. Bill Belton, Jack Allen, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Constable of Precinct Four of Tarrant County, Texas Camp Bowie Partners, L.P., a Texas Limited Partnership And Camp Bowie Capital Corp., a Texas Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  4. David L. Smith v. Bill Belton, Jack Allen, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Constable of Precinct Four of Tarrant County, Texas Camp Bowie Partners, L.P., a Texas Limited Partnership And Camp Bowie Capital Corp., a Texas Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  5. David L. Smith v. Bill Belton, Jack Allen, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Constable of Precinct Four of Tarrant County, Texas Camp Bowie Partners, L.P., a Texas Limited Partnership And Camp Bowie Capital Corp., a Texas Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009

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