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Ray v. The Life of Sterling Woods

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Sep 22, 2022
No. 01-22-00534-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 22, 2022)

Opinion

01-22-00534-CV

09-22-2022

Vanessa L. Ray v. The Life of Sterling Woods


County Civil Court at Law No. 2 No. 1186025

ORDER

SHERRY RADACK, JUDGE

On July 6, 2022, the trial court rendered a final judgment, awarding possession to appellee. Appellant filed a notice of appeal from the trial court's final judgment on July 12, 2022. On July 20, 2022, the trial court set aside its July 6, 2022 final judgment. It now appears there is no final judgment in this case.

Generally, a Texas appellate court has jurisdiction to hear only an appeal from a final judgment. Jack B. Anglin Co. v. Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992). However, appellate courts have jurisdiction to consider immediate appeals of interlocutory orders if a statute explicitly provides appellate jurisdiction. Stary v. DeBord, 967 S.W.2d 352, 352-53 (Tex. 1998); New York Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Sanchez, 799 S.W.2d 677, 679 (Tex. 1990); see also TEX. CIV. PRAC. &REM. CODE § 51.014 (statutory list of appealable interlocutory orders). Because it appears that the record does not have a final judgment, the Court may dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

Unless appellant files a response demonstrating by citation to the law that this Court has jurisdiction of the appeal, this appeal will be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f). Appellant's response, if any, is due in this Court no later than 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2022.

It is so ORDERED.


Summaries of

Ray v. The Life of Sterling Woods

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Sep 22, 2022
No. 01-22-00534-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 22, 2022)
Case details for

Ray v. The Life of Sterling Woods

Case Details

Full title:Vanessa L. Ray v. The Life of Sterling Woods

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston

Date published: Sep 22, 2022

Citations

No. 01-22-00534-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 22, 2022)