Branch v. Culbertson
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURGESS, Justice.
Appellant sued several defendants for damages arising out of alleged tortious acts committed during the execution of a search warrant. Appellee filed a motion for summary judgment which the trial court granted. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
The “Final Summary Judgment” does not dispose of any defendant other than appellee. There is no paragraph in the judgment ordering a severance, nor is there any severance order in the record. With very limited exceptions, a court of appeals has jurisdiction only over appeals from final judgments. Hinde v. Hinde, 701 S.W.2d 637…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- North East Independent School District v. AldridgeTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- Hinde v. HindeTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Higginbotham v. Bemis Co., Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1986