STARY v. DeBORD

No. 97-0802.

967 S.W.2d 352 (1998)

Anton J. STARY, Ed Kridler, Berney Brzozowski, Kelsey Jones, Ralph Polzin, James Leist, Pauline Ward, Carlos D. Wenske and James L. Pish, Petitioners, v. John DeBORD, Nancy Tucker DeBord, Chaedrea DeBord, Nancy Tucker DeBord as custodian for Chaedrea DeBord, Nancy Tucker DeBord as custodian for Jesse W. DeBord, Nancy Tucker DeBord as custodian for Joshua N. DeBord, and Nancy Tucker DeBord as Custodian for Kristyn N. DeBord, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

February 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Watkin Jones, Robert S. Harrell, Houston, for Petitioners.

Andrew M. Greenwell, James R. Harris, Corpus Christi, for Respondents.


Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Courts of appeals have jurisdiction over trial courts' interlocutory orders certifying or refusing to certify a class under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 42. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.CODE ANN. § 51.014(a)(3). Stary insists that this grant of jurisdiction does not extend to interlocutory orders striking corporate shareholder derivative claims. We agree. Because the court of appeals erroneously held that it had jurisdiction...

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