Lillian Ward a/k/a Lillian A. Ward a/k/a Lillan Ann Ward v. Stone Street Capital, LLC

Summary

The First District Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed Lillian Ward’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction because her notice of appeal was filed more than ten years after the trial court’s final order approving the assignment of structured settlement payments. The court also dismissed all pending motions as moot.

Holdings

1. A notice of appeal from a final judgment must generally be filed within thirty days after the judgment is entered, and Ward's notice filed on June 24, 2025, was untimely as to the trial court's April 20, 2015 order.
2. The court of appeals must dismiss an appeal for lack of jurisdiction when the notice of appeal was not timely filed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court of appeals had jurisdiction over an appeal filed more than thirty days after entry of the trial court's final order.
2. Whether the appeal should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction when the appellant failed to show that the notice of appeal was timely filed.

Disposition

dismissed