The Houston (First) Court of Appeals recently issued an interesting opinion regarding perfection of an appeal from a small claims court to a county court at law. The appellant failed to timely file an appeal bond within ten days of the judgment pursuant to to TRCP 571. Instead, the appellant "deposited $5,000 in cash .
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Judgments Against Sureties
By Mike Northrup on
Posted in Opinions & Judgments
The Austin Court of Appeals has held that a court of appeals judgment that affirms the trial court’s judgment is the equivalent of a judgment rendered against the appellants. In Kleas v. BMC West Corp., the Court construes TRAP 43.5 regarding judgments against sureties and holds that its judgment affirming the trial court’s judgment…