Joe Earl Anderson v. Victor Carranza and Lucia Hermosillo

No. 07-25-00208-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Mar. 31, 2026) · Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo · March 31, 2026 · No. No. 07-25-00208-CV

Summary

The Seventh Court of Appeals of Texas affirmed a trial court judgment requiring Joe Earl Anderson to transfer property to Victor Carranza and Lucia Hermosillo and addressing attorney’s fees and the contract balance. The court held that Anderson, appearing pro se, waived his appellate issues by failing to comply with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1, including requirements for legal authority, record citations, and substantive analysis.

Holdings

  1. An appellant's failure to provide applicable legal authority, record citations, substantive argument, and analysis as required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1 waives the appellate issues and presents nothing for review.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether Anderson preserved any appellate issue for review by filing a brief that complied with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1.

Disposition

affirmed

Cases Cited (9)

  • Mansfield State Bank v. Cohn, 573 S.W.2d 181, 184-85 (Tex. 1978)(followed)
  • McKinnon v. Wallin, No. 03-17-00592-CV, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 6349, at *6 (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 14, 2018, pet. denied) (mem. op.)(followed)
  • Sneed v. Stamat, No. 09-19-00379-CV, 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 2155, at *3 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Mar. 18, 2021, no pet.) (mem. op.)(followed)
  • ERI Consulting Eng'rs, Inc. v. Swinnea, 318 S.W.3d 867, 880 (Tex. 2010)(followed)
  • Davis v. Am. Express Bank, FSB, No. 03-12-00564-CV, 2014 Tex. App. LEXIS 9662, at *7 (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 29, 2014, no pet.) (mem. op.)(followed)
  • Valadez v. Avitia, 238 S.W.3d 843, 845 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2007, no pet.)(followed)
  • King v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 205 S.W.3d 731, 734-35 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006, no pet.)(followed)
  • Briggs v. Bank of Am., N.A., No. 04-16-0087-CV, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 1423, at *4, *9 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Feb. 22, 2017, no pet.) (mem. op.)(followed)
  • Washington v. Bank of N.Y., 362 S.W.3d 853, 854 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012, no pet.)(followed)

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