Hill Chemicals Company v. Miller

This is a suit on a written contract for personal services. The 160th District Court in Dallas County rendered judgment for plaintiff on the jury’s verdict. Defendant appealed, timely filing all pertinent papers. He also filed a motion for an extension of time to file the transcript and statement of facts as provided by Rule 386, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The motion was granted by the Dallas Court of Civil Appeals.

The transcript was filed in the Dallas court within the extended time but after the deadline as originally determined by the overruling of an amended motion for new trial.…