Case Name: SIMMANG v. SMITH
Court: Texas Courts of Civil Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1912-05-29
Citations: 150 S.W. 494
Docket Number: 
Parties: SIMMANG v. SMITH.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 150
Pages: 494–495

Head Matter:
SIMMANG v. SMITH.
(Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. San Antonio.
May 29, 1912.
On the Merits, Oct. 16, 1912.)
L Appeal and Erkob (§ 627 ) — Affirmance on Motion — Time foe Proceedings.
Proceedings by the Supreme Court on transcript filed by defendant in error under the rules, and on motion by him to affirm the judgment, cannot be had till lapse of the 90 days after the perfecting of the writ of error; that is, 90 days after the filing of the petition and bond in the district court, given plaintiff in error by Sayles’ Rev. St. 1895, art. 1015, in which to file the transcript.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases,' see Appeal and Error, Cent. Dig. §§ 2744-2749, 3126; Dec. Dig. § 627. ]
On the Merits.
2. Costs (§ 260 ) — Appeal — Affirmance with Damages — Delay.
The circumstances indicating the writ of error was sued out for delay alone, plaintiff in error not having filed a transcript,. though the time therefor has elapsed, and not having filed a brief or made any effort to show error, the judgment will, on motion of defendant in error and transcript filed by him, be affirmed, with 10 per cent, damages for delay.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Costs, Cent. Dig. §§ 983-996, 1002, 1003; Dec. Dig. § 260. ]
Error from Bexar County Court; Geo. W. Huntress, Judge.
Action by W. H. Smith against Frank Sim-mang and others. Judgment for plaintiff; defendant Simmang brings error.
Affirmed, with damages.
For other cases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key-No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
JAMES, C. J.
Plaintiff, W. E. Smith, on November 22, 1911, recovered judgment on a note against Frank Simmang, as principal, and D. A. McAskill and Pat Stevens, as sureties. The judgment provided that said sureties have and recover over against Sim-mang the amount of the judgment, interest, and costs in the. event they, or either of' them, are compelled to satisfy the judgment, and that they have execution therefor.
On April 2, 1912, Simmang filed his petition for writ of error with supersedeasbond. On April 4, 1912, a citation in error was served on one of Smith's attorneys. On April 13, 1912, Smith filed in this court a transcript, and on April 18th a waiver of service on him and an appearance with a suggestion of delay, and upon this the clerk set the cause for submission, giving notice, and the same has been submitted.
Article 1015, Sayles' Rev. St., provides that the appellant or plaintiff in error shall file- the transcript in this court within 90 days from the perfecting of the appeal or writ of error. The jurisdiction of this court attaches in a writ of error when the petition and bond are filed in the district court, and appellant has 90 days therefrom to file the transcript.
If appellee be permitted to have the writ of error disposed of in this court prior to the expiration of said 90 days allowed plaintiff in error, or before the latter has filed transcript, upon defendant in error bringing up a record in the meantime, plaintiff in error would be deprived of a right given him by statute.
Defendant in error has, however, the right, under the rules, to file a transcript; tout the proceedings of this court thereon must await the filing of the transcript by plaintiff in error within the time he is allowed for doing so. If plaintiff in error should not file a transcript within the time, then such proceedings as are proper may be had in this court on the transcript filed by defendant in error.
Accordingly the submission taken of this cause was premature, .and is set aside. The cause will await the proper time for its determination.