Court Opinion

ID: 9778801
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 21:21:22.373529+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:33:13.321776
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On Rehearing
In one of his assignments appellee says that we erred in overruling his motion to dismiss this appeal, it clearly appearing in the record that appellants failed to present their motion for new trial to the court.
Rule 329-b, Sec. 4, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. expressly provides that if a motion for new trial is not presented within thirty days it will be overruled by operation of law forty-five days after the date of filing thereof, unless disposed of by an order rendered before said date.
In another assignment appellee says that we erred in holding that appellee’s suit was barred by the doctrine of res judicata, it clearly appearing that appellants did not assign the doctrine of res judicata in the motion for new trial.
There is no merit in appellee’s contention. This was a non-jury trial. A motion for new trial was not a prerequisite to an appeal. Consequently appellant is not limited to the assignments of error in his motion for new trial. State v. Clement, Tex.Civ.App., 252 S.W.2d 587; Byrd v. Feilding, Tex.Civ.App., 238 S.W.2d 614; Aldridge v. General Mills, Inc., Tex.Civ.App., 188 S.W.2d 407; 3 Tex.Jur.2d 453, 461; Carborundum Co. v. Keese, Tex.Civ.App., 313 S.W.2d 332.
We have considered all of the assignments in appellee’s motion for rehearing. The motion is overruled.