Case Name: Caleb Brock et al. v. Richard B. Jarman; Caleb P. Alexander v. Richard B. Jarman
Court: Supreme Court of Texas
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1846-12
Citations: 1 Tex. 202
Docket Number: 
Parties: Caleb Brock et al. v. Richard B. Jarman. Caleb P. Alexander v. Richard B. Jarman
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: (141)–(142)

Head Matter:
Caleb Brock et al. v. Richard B. Jarman. Caleb P. Alexander v. Richard B. Jarman
Appeals from Travis County.
Appeals and writs of error, not presented within the time prescribed by law, will be dismissed.
J. Webb, for appellee,
moved that the appeal in each of the above cases be dismissed.
1st. Because the judgments therein were rendered at the March term, 1843, of the district court, and no appeal was attempted to be prosecuted thereon, until more than twelve months thereafter; the notice of the appeal being served on the 13th of September, 1844, as shown by the scire facias.
2d. Because the writs of error which were prayed for and allowed on the 24th of February, 1845, were never sued out nor attempted to be prosecuted, and the time allowed by law, within which writs of error could be sued out and prosecuted, had elapsed.
Harris, Attorney General, contra.

Opinion:
Hemphill, C. J.
The writs of error allowed in these causes have either not been, sued out, or if sued, have not been obeyed and returned to this court.
Two years have elapsed since the allowance of the writs, and nearly four years since the rendition of the judgments, and no action having been taken to enable this court to adjudicate the rights of the parties, and the appellee or defendant in error being in no fault:
It is ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the appeals in both of the above entitled causes be dismissed.