Good Neighbors of Davidson v. Town of Denton

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• reversing a judgment where the record did not show strict compliance with the statute
• appellant proved that the trial judge misapplied the law governing notice by publication by requiring only substantial compliance rather than strict compliance with the statute
• an appellate court may rely on facts outlined in the trial court’s written decision in the absence of a transcript or written statement of facts filed by the parties
• “[T]he error goes to identification of the order being appealed. Neither the Rules nor prior case decisions mandate dismissal of an appeal when an error of reference and not timely filing is at issue.”
• “The record here contains neither a transcript nor a written statement of facts; it does include the trial court’s opinion letter . . . in which the court sets out in extensive detail the facts which, ultimately, stand as the basis for this appeal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).