Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2008

Yan v. Xing Jiang

Yan v. Xing Jiang
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided January 2, 2008 · Fitzgerald, Lang-Miers, Mazzant
241 S.W.3d 930; 2008 Tex. App. LEXIS 5; 2008 WL 37064 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Yan v. Xing Jiang

Opinion

OPINION NUNC PRO TUNC

PER CURIAM.

On August 6, 2007, appellant filed a notice of appeal in this case indicating he was appealing a final default judgment order of the trial court dated July 28, 2007. The clerk’s record, however, reflects a motion for new trial was granted on September 26, 2007. Appellant did not respond to this Court’s November 1, 2007 letter questioning our jurisdiction over the appeal.

Appellate courts have jurisdiction over final judgments and such interlocutory orders as the legislature deems appealable. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); Ruiz v. Ruiz, 946 S.W.2d 123, 124 (Tex.App.-El Paso 1997, no writ). An order granting new trial deprives an appellate court of jurisdiction over the appeal. See Boris v. Boris, 642 S.W.2d 855, 856 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1982, no writ).

Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.

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