Robert Epega and Million Dollar Transportation, LLC v. Bruckner Truck Sales and Volvo Financial Services

Summary

The Seventh District Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction because the appellants filed their notice of appeal after the deadline. The court also dismissed the appeal because the appellants failed to pay the required filing fee or seek permission to proceed without paying court costs.

Holdings

1. The court lacked jurisdiction because appellants filed their notice of appeal after the ninety-day deadline applicable when a timely motion for new trial was filed.
2. The appeal was also subject to dismissal because appellants failed to pay the required filing fee and did not seek leave to proceed without payment of court costs.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appellate court had jurisdiction when appellants filed their notice of appeal after the applicable ninety-day deadline.
2. Whether the appeal should be dismissed because appellants failed to pay the required filing fee or obtain an exemption from court costs.

Disposition

dismissed