Manrique v. Texas Emp. Ins. Ass'n, 1797

Decision Date12 March 1981
Docket NumberNo. 1797,1797
Citation614 S.W.2d 593
PartiesIdalia L. MANRIQUE, Appellant, v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS' INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Appellee.
CourtTexas Court of Appeals

Jack K. Dahlberg, Dahlberg & Moss, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Douglas E. Chaves, Kleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

OPINION ON MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Idalia L. Manrique, attempted to perfect her appeal by filing an affidavit of Inability to Give Cost in lieu of cost bond pursuant to Rule 355, T.R.C.P. (1978). Rule 355 provides, inter alia, that an affidavit in lieu of bond shall be filed not more than twenty days from the date of rendition of judgment. In the present case, the judgment was entered on July 16, 1980, and appellant did not file her Affidavit of Inability to Give Costs until August 15, 1980. This affidavit was ten days late. It is well established law that the filing of an affidavit in lieu of cost bond within twenty days after rendition of judgment is mandatory and jurisdictional to an appeal. Dunn v. Dallas County Child Welfare Unit, Texas Department of Human Resources, 593 S.W.2d 420 (Tex.Civ.App. Dallas 1980, no writ); Martinez v. Euler, 524 S.W.2d 814 (Tex.Civ.App. Corpus Christi 1975, no writ).

While we are well aware of the due process arguments presented by appellant, we are of the opinion that such appellate requirements do not discriminate on the basis of wealth, vis a vis indigency. The indigent appellant...

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