Opinion
05-21-00859-CV
10-29-2021
MARK PAGE, MELISSA PAGE, and SLINGSHOT VENTURES STORES, LLC, Appellants v. 3838 OAK LAWN AVE (TX) OWNER, LLC, Appellee
On Appeal from the 160th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-20-03633
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Myers, Partida-Kipness, and Carlyle
ROBBIE PARTIDA-KIPNESS JUSTICE
This is an appeal from a summary judgment order in favor of appellee on its claims for breach of lease, breach of assignment, and breach of guaranty. The order awarded appellee attorney's fees, expenses, and costs but left the determination of the amount for a subsequent proceeding. Asserting the order is not final and appealable because it does not determine all issues, appellee has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001) (appeal may generally be taken only from final judgment that disposes of all parties and claims). In their response, appellants assert that the order disposes of all issues based, in part, on language at the end of the order stating that "[a]ll other relief not expressly provided for herein is DENIED." The Texas Supreme Court, however, has specifically rejected such language as an indicator of an order's finality, concluding that when, as here, no conventional trial on the merits has occurred, an order is final for purposes of appeal only if it "actually disposes of every pending claim and party" or "clearly and unequivocally states" it finally disposes of all parties and claims. Id. at 203-04, 205. Because the order here leaves the amount of attorney's fees, expenses, and costs to be determined, it is not final and appealable. See id. at 195. Accordingly, we grant appellee's motion and dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
JUDGMENT
MARK PAGE, MELISSA PAGE, On Appeal from the 160th Judicial AND SLINGSHOT VENTURES District Court, Dallas County, Texas STORES, LLC, Appellants Trial Court Cause No. DC-20-03633.
Opinion delivered by Justice Partida- No. 05-21-00859-CV V. Kipness, Justices Myers and Carlyle participating. 3838 OAK LAWN AVE (TX) OWNER, LLC, Appellee In accordance with this Court's opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.
We ORDER that appellee 3838 Oak Lawn Ave (TX) Owner, LLC recover its costs, if any, of this appeal from appellants Mark Page, Melissa Page, and Slingshot Ventures Stores, LLC.