Hartsough-Stewart Const. Co. v. Harty & Vogelsang

McMEANS, J. This case was tried in the district court of Matagorda county at a term ending on the 6th day of February, 1915. The term could not by law continue more than five weeks. Article 30, § 23, Revised Statutes 1911. The appeal bond was filed in the trial court on March 1, 1915, more than* 20 days after the expiration of the term. [1] Article 2084 of the Revised Statutes, which regulates appeals to this court, is as follows: “Art. 2084. An appeal may, in cases where an appeal is allowed, be taken during the term of the court at which the final judgment in the cause is rendered by the appellants giving notice of appeal in open court within two days after final judgment, or two days after judgment overruling a motion for a new trial, which shall be noted on the docket and entered of record, and by his filing with the clerk an appeal bond, where bond is required by law, or affidavit in lieu thereof, as hereinafter provided, within twenty days after the expiration of the term. If the term of the court may by law continue more than eight weeks, the bond or affidavit in lieu thereof shall be filed within twenty days after notice of appeal is given, if the party taking the appeal resides in the county, and within thirty days, if he resides out of the county.” This court has not acquired jurisdiction of this appeal because the bond was not filed within 20 days after the adjournment as required by said article. Railway v. Whatley, 99 Tex. 129, 87 S. W. 819. [2] It will be observed that by the article the 30 days allowed a nonresident appellant in which fo file his appeal bond applies only in cases where the term of the court may continue longer than 8 weeks, and in such cases the time in which they may perfect their appeal begins to run from the date of final judgment, and not after the expiration of the term. Nash v. Noble, 52 Tex.Civ.App. 425, 114 S. W. 848; Simpson v. Barker, 57 Tex.Civ.App. 460, 122 S. W. 959. The appeal is dismissed.