Court Opinion

ID: 9775191
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 18:48:02.910624+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:32:22.582267
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ON REHEARING
McDONALD, Chief Justice
(dissenting).
I respectfully dissent. Counsel for appellant addressed to the District Clerk the following letter, which was timely received and filed by the Clerk:
“Law Offices
JOHN L. BATES
Suite 308 Medical Arts Bldg.
Waco, Texas
August 25, 1967
“Clerk
Eighty Seventh Judicial District Court
Fairfield, Texas 75840
RE: Standard Insurance
vs.
Teague Brick & Tile Co. et al
Cause No. 6042 & 6043B
“Dear Sir:
“I would appreciate your furnishing me with an estimate of the necessary costs to be used in determining an appeal bond to appeal the above case to the Court of Civil Appeals.
Very truly yours,
/s/ John L. Bates
John L. Bates”
Rule 353 TRCP authorizes 2 methods of giving notice of appeal: (1) In open court as therein provided, or (2) “filed with the clerk”. A notice of the latter type “shall be sufficient if it state the number and style of the case, the court in which pending, and that appellant desires to appeal from the judgment.”
Such rule “will be liberally construed in favor of the right of appeal”. Hunt v. Wichita Co. Water Improvement Dist., 147 Tex. 47, 211 S.W.2d 743, 744.
The foregoing letter states the number and style of the cases, the court in which same were pending, and under a liberal construction in favor of the right to appeal, may be reasonably construed as notice of an intention to appeal, or that appellant desires to appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals. And appellant thereafter timely filed its appeal bonds.
I believe this court has jurisdiction.