Michael Briscoe, Petitioner v. Goodmark Corp., Richard C. Poe, and Dick Poe Motors, Inc., Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the July 14, 2000 trial‑court judgment was a final, appealable judgment and that the Court of Appeals erred in dismissing Michael Briscoe’s appeal for want of jurisdiction; the Court reversed the dismissal and remanded for consideration of the merits. Justice Jefferson, in a concurring opinion, warned that the majority’s reasoning might encourage conditional appeals.