In a civil case in which the judgment or amount in controversy exceeds $250, exclusive of interest and costs, a person may take an appeal or writ of error to the court of appeals from a final judgment of the district or county court.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.012
APPEAL OR WRIT OF ERROR TO COURT OF APPEALS
Applied in 93 court decisions — leading case Rusk State Hospital v. Black (2012)
Most recently applied in Davati v. McElya (August 2017)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.