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Reese v. Scott

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Nov 22, 2022
No. 03-22-00647-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 22, 2022)

Opinion

03-22-00647-CV

11-22-2022

Christopher Reese, George Scott, Appellant/Cross-Appellant, George Scott, et al., Christopher Reese, Appellees/Cross-Appellee,


FROM THE JUSTICE COURT PRECINCT 4 OF BLANCO COUNTY NO. SC22-0002, THE HONORABLE H.R. RILEY, JUDGE PRESIDING

Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Darlene Byrne, Chief Justice

Appellant Christopher Reese and Cross-Appellant George Scott filed cross-notices of appeal complaining of a final judgment signed by the Blanco County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4. Our jurisdiction, however, is limited to appeals from judgments by the district or county courts within our district boundaries. See Tex. Gov't Code § 22.220(a). An appeal from an order rendered by a justice court generally must be brought in the county court. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.001(a) (appeal from final judgment by justice court is to county or district court); Molina v. Molina, No. 03-19-00101-CV, 2019 WL 2127893, at *1 (Tex. App.-Austin May 16, 2019, no pet.) (mem. op.); Whisenhunt v. Hill, No. 02-12-00310-CV, 2012 WL 3733868, at *1 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Aug. 30, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op.).

We asked the parties how we might exercise jurisdiction over these appeals. Neither party filed any response. We therefore dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).

We also deny Reese's "Application and Affidavit to Defer Payment of Costs."

Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Reese v. Scott

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Nov 22, 2022
No. 03-22-00647-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 22, 2022)
Case details for

Reese v. Scott

Case Details

Full title:Christopher Reese, George Scott, Appellant/Cross-Appellant, George Scott…

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin

Date published: Nov 22, 2022

Citations

No. 03-22-00647-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 22, 2022)

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