Ruth Torres v. Marie Diaz, Mark Galvan, Pursuit of Excellence, Inc. and Dallas/ Ft Worth International Airport

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 3, 2018
• Docket: 05-18-00546-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed July 3, 2018

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-00546-CV

RUTH TORRES, Appellant V. MARIE DIAZ, MARK GALVAN, PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, INC., AND DALLAS / FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Appellees

On Appeal from the 44th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-08711

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Evans, and Justice Brown Opinion by Chief Justice Wright By letter, the Court questioned its jurisdiction over this appeal as there did not appear to be

final judgment or other appealable order. We instructed appellant to file a letter brief addressing

the jurisdictional issue. Appellant complied and appellees, Marie Diaz, Mark Galvan, and Pursuit

of Excellence, Inc., filed a response.

Generally, this Court has jurisdiction only over appeals from final judgments and certain

interlocutory orders as permitted by statute. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195

(Tex. 2001). A final judgment is one that disposes of all pending parties and claims. See id.

On April 26, 2018, the trial court granted in part and denied in part the Rule 91A motion

to dismiss filed by the plaintiff Pursuit of Excellence, Inc. and third-party defendants Marie Diaz

and Mark Galvan with regard to appellant’s counterclaims. The trial court denied the motion as to appellant’s counterclaims for breach of contract, quantum meruit, and unjust enrichment. Thus,

those counterclaims along with plaintiff’s claims remain pending.

Appellant filed a letter brief but fails to provide any authority for this Court’s jurisdiction

over the trial court’s interlocutory order. Because the appealed order is neither a final judgment

nor an order subject to an interlocutory appeal, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

/Carolyn Wright/ CAROLYN WRIGHT CHIEF JUSTICE

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RUTH TORRES, Appellant On Appeal from the 44th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-18-00546-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-08711. Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright. MARIE DIAZ, MARK GALVAN, Justices Evans and Brown participating. PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, INC., AND DALLAS / FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Appellees

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

It is ORDERED that appellees MARIE DIAZ, MARK GALVAN, PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, INC., AND DALLAS / FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT recover their costs of this appeal from appellant RUTH TORRES.

Judgment entered July 3, 2018.

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