At a recent continuing education seminar, one of the presenters stated as a fact that amounts awarded in a judgment for prejudgment interest do not need to be included in the amount of a supersedeas bond. The presenter cited the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in In re Nalle Plastics Family Ltd. Partnership, 406 S.W.3d
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Appellate CLE: Supersedeas
By Mike Northrup on
Posted in News and Events
The Dallas Bar Association‘s Appellate Law Section will meet Thursday, May 15, 2014, at noon. This month’s speaker is Daniel Huckabay of Commercial Surety Bond Agency. Mr. Huckabay will be speaking on a topic near and dear to my heart, "Nuts and Bolts of Supersedeas Bonds." He will cover topics such as…
Reverse supersedeas can’t deny effective appeal
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Posted in Opinions & Judgments
The Dallas Court of Appeals has held that Appellate Rule 24.3(a)(3) cannot be invoked to allow an Appellee to provide a "reverse supersedeas bond" when doing so denies an Appellant its appeal.
In Hydroscience Technologies Inc. v. Hydroscience Inc., Hydroscience, Inc. obtained a declaratory judgment declaring that it owned shares of preferred stock in…