Opinion
05-21-00804-CV
11-16-2021
ANITA HUTCHINGS AND HAYLEY HUTCHINGS, Appellants v. PBONE PRADERA, L.L.C., Appellee
On Appeal from the Justice Court Precinct 3 Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 03-EV-21-00530
Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Molberg, and Justice Smith
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE
Appellants appeal from a judgment of a justice court. Because it appeared the judgment is not reviewable by this Court, we instructed appellants to file a letter brief explaining how we have jurisdiction over this appeal with an opportunity for appellee to respond.
A justice court judgment cannot be appealed directly to a court of appeals. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 22.220(A); Tejas Elevator Co. v. Concord Elevator, Inc., 982 S.W.2d 578, 579 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1998, no pet.) (mem. op.).
In their letter brief, appellants assert we have jurisdiction (1) "[a]s of right by virtue of an entitlement which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances", (2) because the judgment amount of $17,428 exceeds the amount in controversy of $10,000 for justice courts, and (3) "statutory disqualification of Collin County Court at Law Judge Chris Hill." Section 22.220(a) of the Texas Government Code defines the jurisdiction of courts of appeals. None of appellants' assertions support jurisdiction in this Court of a judgment from a justice court. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(A).
Appellants are mistaken. The amount in controversy for a justice court is $20,000, exclusive of interest. See TEX. GOV'T Code ANN. § 27.031(a)(1).
JUDGMENT
In accordance with this Court's opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.