Lady Attegrene Adams Express Trust v. Double Diamond, Inc.,et Al

Opinion filed June 6, 2024

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-24-00116-CV
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LADY ATTEGRENE ADAMS EXPRESS TRUST, Appellant
V.
DOUBLE DIAMOND, INC., ET AL., Appellees

On Appeal from the 29th District Court
Palo Pinto County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. C51000

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Victoria O’Brien, on behalf of Lady Attegrene Adams Express Trust, has filed
a pro se notice of appeal from the trial court’s purported “judgment for dismissal” in
the underlying case.
When this appeal was docketed, the district clerk’s office informed this court
that the trial court had not entered an order in the proceedings below. On May 9,
2024, the clerk of this court informed O’Brien by letter that it did not appear that the
trial court had entered an appealable order. We requested O’Brien to respond and
show grounds to continue this appeal. We also informed her that this appeal may be
dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3. O’Brien responded and stated that “the
judgment for dismissal was issued after a conventional trial on the merits for the trial
held on April 9, 2024.” However, the district clerk’s office has informed this court
that nothing has been filed after April 2, 2024, and that no final orders exist in the
proceedings below.
Unless specifically authorized by statute, appeals may be taken only from
final judgments. Tex. A & M Univ. Sys. v. Koseoglu, 233 S.W.3d 835, 840–41 (Tex.
2007); Lehmann v. Har–Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). In this case,
the trial court has not entered an appealable order in the proceedings below.
Therefore, there is no appealable order for us to review, and we are without
jurisdiction to consider this appeal.
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 42.3(a).

W. BRUCE WILLIAMS
JUSTICE

June 6, 2024
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.

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