David L. Perry v. Amber Vista

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 21, 2022
• Docket: 05-22-00099-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed April 21, 2022

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-22-00099-CV

DAVID L. PERRY, Appellant V. AMBER VISTA, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 7 Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 007-04368-2021

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Myers, Carlyle, and Goldstein Opinion by Justice Myers This is an appeal from the county court at law’s judgment of eviction. The

eviction proceeding began in the justice court and was filed in the county court as

an appeal from the justice court’s judgment. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 510.3(b), 510.10.

The deadline for filing the appeal from the justice court to the county court was five

days after the justice court’s judgment was signed. See id. 510.9(a). The appeal,

however, was filed seven days after the deadline.

Because a county court lacks jurisdiction over an untimely filed appeal from

justice court, and our jurisdiction over the merits of this cause extends no further

than the county court’s jurisdiction, we directed appellant to file a letter brief addressing our jurisdiction. See Williams v. Schneiber, 148 S.W.3d 581, 583 (Tex.

App.—Fort Worth 2004, no pet.); Dallas Cty. Appraisal Dist. v. Funds Recovery,

Inc., 887 S.W.2d 465, 468 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1994, writ denied). More than ten

days have passed and appellant has not responded.

When, as here, the county court lacked jurisdiction, we have jurisdiction only

to set aside the judgment and dismiss the cause. See Funds Recovery, Inc., 887

S.W.2d at 468. Accordingly, we vacate the county court’s eviction judgment and

dismiss the cause. See id.

/Lana Myers/ LANA MYERS JUSTICE

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DAVID L. PERRY, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 7, Collin County, Texas No. 05-22-00099-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. 007-04368- 2021. AMBER VISTA, Appellee Opinion delivered by Justice Myers, Justices Carlyle and Goldstein participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we VACATE the county court at law’s January 27, 2022 judgment and DISMISS the cause.

Judgment entered April 21, 2022.

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