MITSCHKE v. BORROMEO

No. 21-0326.

645 S.W.3d 251 (2022)

Edward James MITSCHKE, Jr., Individually and as a Representative of the Estate of Cody Mitschke, Deceased, Petitioner, v. Marida Faiva del Core BORROMEO and Blackjack Ranch, L.L.E., LLC, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: May 13, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk L. Pittard , Dana Brooke Levy , Thad D. Spalding , Durham, Pittard & Spalding, L.L.P., Dallas, J. Brent Goudarzi , Marty L. Young , Goudarzi & Young, L.L.P., Gilmer, for Petitioner.

Brantley Ross Pringle Jr. , David Deaderick , Heidi Coughlin , Stephen Barron , Wright & Greenhill, P.C., Austin, for Respondents.

Elana S. Einhorn , Melissa A. Lorber , Enoch Kever PLLC, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Appellate Section of The State Bar of Texas.

Robert B. Gilbreath , Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP, Dallas, for Amicus Curiae Gilbreath, Robert B.


A properly filed motion for new trial extends a trial court's plenary power over the judgment and extends the time to file a notice of appeal. A timely notice of appeal is an essential prerequisite for the appellate court's jurisdiction. In this case, the notice of appeal was timely only if the deadlines...

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