in the Estate of Raquel E. Wise ( 2014 )

NUMBER 13-13-00585-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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IN THE ESTATE OF RAQUEL E. WISE, DECEASED
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On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1
of Cameron County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Perkes
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Nelda Wise Rodriguez, attempted to perfect an appeal from an order on
a judgment of inventory allegedly rendered on October 29, 2013, in trial court cause no.
2013-CPC-105. Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that there
was no final, appealable judgment dated October 29, 2013, and that it appeared that the
purported appeal had not been timely perfected insofar as the judgment of inventory in
the clerk’s record was rendered on September 18, 2013. On November 6, 2013, the
Clerk of this Court notified appellant of these defects so that steps could be taken to
correct the defects, if it could be done. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1, 42.3. Appellant was
advised that, if the defects were not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of
the notice, the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant failed to
respond to the Court’s notice.
In terms of appellate jurisdiction, appellate courts only have jurisdiction to review
final judgments and certain interlocutory orders identified by statute. Lehmann v.
Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). The Court, having considered the
documents on file and appellant's failure to correct the defects in this matter, is of the
opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the
appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a),(c).
Pending motions, if any, are likewise DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
30th day of January, 2014.
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