James Zimmerhanzel and Linda Zimmerhanzel v. William O. Smith, Jr., Nancy A. Smith, J.M. Butz, Jr. D/B/A Butz Land Surveying

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 27, 2010
• Docket: 04-10-00569-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-10-00569-CV

James Zimmerhanzel and Linda Zimmerhanzel,

Appellants

v.

William O. Smith, Jr., Nancy A. Smith, J.M. Butz, Jr. d/b/a Butz Land Surveying, et al.,

Appellees

From the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas

Trial Court No. 2008-0148-CV

Honorable Dwight E. Peschel, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice

                     Rebecca Simmons, Justice

                     Steven C. Hilbig, Justice

Delivered and Filed:  October 27, 2010

DISMISSED

On September 22, 2010, we ordered appellants to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.  Appellants seek to appeal an order signed on April 29, 2010 dismissing their claims against J.M. Butz, Jr. d/b/a Butz Land Surveying, one of several defendants in the underlying cause.  It appears from the clerk’s record that the dismissal order is interlocutory because it does not dispose of the appellants’ other pending claims, and no severance order appears in the record.  A judgment that does not dispose of all parties and causes of action is not final and appealable.  See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 200 (Tex. 2001); City of Beaumont v. Guillory, 751 S.W.2d 491, 492 (Tex. 1988).  Interlocutory orders may be appealed only if a specific statute authorizes an interlocutory appeal.  See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014 (West 2008).

Appellants responded to our order and agreed that the failure to sever Butz’s claims is fatal to the appeal and concede that the appeal must be dismissed.  Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).