Bennett v. Cochran

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• holding that without statement of points of issues, courts presume that omitted portions of record support trial court’s findings
• recognizing that, absent complete record on appeal, court of appeals must presume that omitted items support trial court’s judgment
• holding that filing of statement of points two months late did not prejudice appellee and was in substantial compliance with rule
• concluding that appellate review was not precluded where statement of issues was filed two months late and where appellee had more than two months after receiving notice of the statement to file his appellate brief
• providing that, absent complete record on appeal, court of appeals must presume that omitted items support trial court’s judgment
• noting that Rule 34.6 requires appellate courts to affirm the trial court’s judgment when appellants completely fail to submit statements of issues

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