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Fitch v. International Harvester Co.

Supreme Court of Texas
Jan 31, 1962
163 Tex. 221 (Tex. 1962)

Opinion

No A-8722.

January 31, 1962.

Appeal from the District Court, Parker County.

Murray J. Howze, Monahans, for petitioner.

McGowen Magee, Monahans, for respondent.


The Court of Civil Appeals dismissed the appeal to that Court for want of prosecution. 350 S.W.2d 395. This action was not erroneous. Rules 414 and 415, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The appeal having been dismissed, discussion by the Court of Civil Appeals of the merits of the appeal and its affirmance of the trial court's judgment may be regarded as mere surplusage inasmuch as the judgment of the trial court stands unimpaired upon the dismissal of the appeal therefrom.

The application for writ of error is refused, no reversible error.


Summaries of

Fitch v. International Harvester Co.

Supreme Court of Texas
Jan 31, 1962
163 Tex. 221 (Tex. 1962)
Case details for

Fitch v. International Harvester Co.

Case Details

Full title:E. L. FITCH, doing business as E. L. Fitch Trucking Co., et al.…

Court:Supreme Court of Texas

Date published: Jan 31, 1962

Citations

163 Tex. 221 (Tex. 1962)
163 Tex. 221

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