paula-lehne-netherton-v-jacintha-cowan-individually-and-as-the ( 2012 )

MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-12-00229-CV
Paula Lehne NETHERTON,
Appellant
v.
Jacintha COWAN, Individually and as the Independent Executor of the Estate of James Dennis
Lehne, Jr., Shannon Sucher and James Dennis Lehne, III,
Appellees
From the 198th Judicial District Court, Menard County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2011-05270
The Honorable M. Rex Emerson, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Steven C. Hilbig, Justice
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Delivered and Filed: June 13, 2012
DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
This appeal arises from the trial court’s January 4, 2012 order declaring ownership of
property based on a testamentary devise. Appellant sought to appeal the “Order Granting Partial
Summary Judgment,” but the order indicates it is not a final judgment. On May 8, 2012, we
ordered appellant to show cause not later than May 18, 2012, why her appeal should not be
dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a); Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39
S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001) (noting that generally “an appeal may be taken only from a final
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judgment”). We warned appellant that if she did not show cause within the time provided, her
appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). To date,
appellant has not filed any response to our show cause order.
Therefore, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See id.; Lehmann, 39 S.W.3d
at 195; see also TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c) (authorizing dismissal for failure to comply with a court
order). Costs of this appeal are taxed against appellant.
PER CURIAM
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