Texas Supreme Court
A. Donald Davies, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Relator v. Frank A. Massey
January 18, 197821 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 159
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that a cost bond mailed before the filing deadline and received within ten days is timely filed under Rule 5, thereby perfecting the appeal; it issued a writ of mandamus ordering the Court of Civil Appeals to file the appellate record.