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Cope v. State

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH
Dec 31, 2014
NO. 02-14-00372-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 31, 2014)

Opinion

NO. 02-14-00372-CVNO. 02-14-00375-CV

12-31-2014

ROBERT M. COPE AND CECILE Y. COPE APPELLANTS v. THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE


FROM THE PROBATE COURT OF DENTON COUNTY
TRIAL COURT NOS. PR-2014-00774, PR-2014-00776
MEMORANDUM OPINION

See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

On November 20, 2014, we received appellants Robert M. Cope and Cecile Y. Cope's notices of appeal from decisions by special commissioners who were appointed to determine damages in condemnation cases. On December 4, 2014, we sent a letter to the parties to express our concern that we lack jurisdiction because the special commissioners' awards are not final judgments or otherwise appealable. Appellants responded to our letter by stating that they intended for the notices of appeal to invoke the trial court's jurisdiction to adjudicate challenges to the awards and by agreeing that we have no jurisdiction in these cases at this time. Because we lack jurisdiction, we dismiss the appeals. See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 21.018 (West 2014); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f); Richard v. HSC Pipeline P'ship, No. 09-08-00534-CV, 2009 WL 259810, at *1 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Feb. 5, 2009, no pet.) (mem. op.).

See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 21.014(a) (West 2014).
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PER CURIAM PANEL: LIVINGSTON, C.J.; DAUPHINOT and GARDNER, JJ. DELIVERED: December 31, 2014


Summaries of

Cope v. State

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH
Dec 31, 2014
NO. 02-14-00372-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 31, 2014)
Case details for

Cope v. State

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT M. COPE AND CECILE Y. COPE APPELLANTS v. THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE

Court:COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH

Date published: Dec 31, 2014

Citations

NO. 02-14-00372-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 31, 2014)