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ODEM v. FORT WORTH D.C. RY

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo
May 24, 1922
241 S.W. 719 (Tex. Civ. App. 1922)

Opinion

No. 1981.

May 24, 1922.

Appeal from District Court, Wichita County; E. W. Napier, Judge.

Action between George Odem, by his next friend, and the Fort Worth Denver City Railway Company. Judgment for the latter, and the former appeals. Appeal dismissed.

Ed Yarbrough, of Electra, for appellant.

Bullington, Boone, Humphrey Hoffman, of Wichita Falls, for appellee.


No appeal bond was given in this case. The appellant filed with the clerk of the court below an affidavit sworn to before a notary public of her inability to pay the costs or give security therefor, but no proof of such fact was made as required by article 2098, Revised Statutes. We are without jurisdiction, and the appeal will be dismissed. Dixon v. Lynn (Tex. Civ. App.) 154 S.W. 656; Bargna v. Bargna (Tex. Civ. App.) 123 S.W. 1143; Horn v. M., K. T. Ry. Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 201 S.W. 1101; Ridling v. Fannin County (Tex. Civ. App.) 190 S.W. 251; Oliver v. Swift Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 220 S.W. 234.


Summaries of

ODEM v. FORT WORTH D.C. RY

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo
May 24, 1922
241 S.W. 719 (Tex. Civ. App. 1922)
Case details for

ODEM v. FORT WORTH D.C. RY

Case Details

Full title:ODEM v. FORT WORTH D.C. RY. CO

Court:Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo

Date published: May 24, 1922

Citations

241 S.W. 719 (Tex. Civ. App. 1922)

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