Douthet v. Word
Citations
- 45 Tex. 626
Syllabus
<p>1. Practice in Supreme Court — Jurisdiction—Affirmance on certificate. — The right of an appellee to an affirmance without reference to merits, When the appellant fails to bring up and file a transcript of the record in time, is not affected by the filing in the court below, by appellant, of a written abandonment and waiver of his right to appeal; such waiver, being a fact occurring after judgment, forms no part of the transcript, and could not be therefore inquired into by the Supreme Court.</p>
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