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Kern v. Stone Moves, Inc.

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Jan 26, 2021
NO. 14-20-00493-CV (Tex. App. Jan. 26, 2021)

Opinion

NO. 14-20-00493-CV

01-26-2021

KASE KERN, Appellant v. STONE MOVES, INC., Appellee


On Appeal from the 215th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2017-15108A

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This attempted appeal is from an order signed June 11, 2020, severing appellant's claims against Stone Moves, Inc., which appears to make the January 30, 2020 summary judgment final and appealable. However, the severance order is conditioned on a subsequent clerical act. This is a final judgment on condition subsequent. See Hinde v. Hinde, 701 S.W.2d 637, 639 (Tex. 1985). Accordingly, on the record before this court, there is no final, appealable judgment. See Farmer v. Ben E. Keith Co., 907 S.W.2d 495, 496 (Tex. 1995).

On December 23, 2020, appellant filed an unopposed motion requesting this court to dismiss the appeal pursuant to Rule 42.1(a)(1). See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1. Because we lack jurisdiction over an appeal that is not from a final judgment, unless a statutory exception applies, on January 5, 2021, notification was transmitted to the parties of this court's intention to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction unless appellant filed a response demonstrating grounds for continuing the appeal on or before January 15, 2021. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a). Appellant's response does not demonstrate this court has jurisdiction over the appeal.

Appellant's motion is denied and we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Bourliot, Zimmerer, and Spain.


Summaries of

Kern v. Stone Moves, Inc.

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Jan 26, 2021
NO. 14-20-00493-CV (Tex. App. Jan. 26, 2021)
Case details for

Kern v. Stone Moves, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:KASE KERN, Appellant v. STONE MOVES, INC., Appellee

Court:State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: Jan 26, 2021

Citations

NO. 14-20-00493-CV (Tex. App. Jan. 26, 2021)