Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1975

Wilbanks v. State ex rel. Needham

Wilbanks v. State ex rel. Needham
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided January 23, 1975 · McDonald
519 S.W.2d 280 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Wilbanks v. State ex rel. Needham

Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

Appellants Mrs. Jess Wilbanks, et al., have appealed from an order of the trial court overruling their plea to jurisdiction of appellees’ suit.

While such appeal is pending appellees filed motion to dismiss appellants’ appeal for want of jurisdiction.

The sole question for determination is whether an appeal lies from an order of the trial court, overruling a plea to the jurisdiction.

Generally appeal may be prosecuted only from a final judgment, and a judgment to be “final” must dispose of all issues and parties in the case. North East Independent School District v. Aldridge, Tex.Sup.Ct., 400 S.W.2d 893.

An order overruling a plea to the jurisdiction is interlocutory; is not a final judgment; and appeal does not lie from such order: Texas State Board of Examiners in Optometry v. Carp, 162 Tex. 1, 343 S.W.2d 242; Fishbein v. Thornton, Tex.Civ.App. (Dallas), NWH, 247 S.W.2d 404; Witt v. Witt, Tex.Civ.App. (Ft. Worth) NWH, 205 S.W.2d 612; Carpenter Body Works, Inc. v. McCulley, et al., Tex.Civ.App. (1st Houston) Er. Refused, 389 S.W.2d 331, Certiorari Denied 382 U.S. 979, 86 S.Ct. 550, 15 L.Ed.2d 469.

Appellees’ motion to dismiss is granted.

Appeal Dismissed.

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