Opinion
No. 05-20-00718-CV
09-21-2020
MARY FRANCES BRANNON AND CLAUDIA ANN DIETRICH-DAVIS, Appellants v. KAMALJIT KAUR, Appellee
On Appeal from the 417th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 417-03733-2019
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Molberg, Carlyle, and Browning
Opinion by Justice Molberg
This is an appeal from the trial court's August 3, 2020 order denying appellant's motion for summary judgment because there is a fact issue to be resolved. Because the record does not reflect a final judgment has been signed, and an order denying a motion for summary judgment is not an appealable interlocutory order, we questioned our jurisdiction over the appeal and directed appellants to file a letter brief addressing our concern with an opportunity for appellee to respond. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001) (appeal may be taken from final judgment or interlocutory order authorized by statute); Cincinnati Life Ins. Co. v. Cates, 927 S.W.2d 623, 625 (Tex. 1996) (denial of motion for summary judgment not reviewable on appeal).
Although appellants filed two letter briefs, nothing therein demonstrates this Court's jurisdiction over the appeal. Because the appealed order is interlocutory and nothing before us reflects a final judgment has been signed, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
/Ken Molberg//
KEN MOLBERG
JUSTICE 200718f.p05
JUDGMENT
On Appeal from the 417th Judicial District Court, Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 417-03733-2019.
Opinion delivered by Justice Molberg. Justices Carlyle and Browning participating.
In accordance with this Court's opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.
It is ORDERED that appellee KAMALJIT KAUR recover her costs of this appeal from appellants MARY FRANCES BRANNON AND CLAUDIA ANN DIETRICH-DAVIS. Judgment entered this 21st day of September, 2020.