William J. Hone and Falk & Fish, L.L.P., Petitioners v. Bernard M. Hanafin, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.3 does not require an appellant to concede untimeliness; a good‑faith belief that the appeal was timely satisfies the rule’s reasonable‑explanation requirement, and therefore reversed the Court of Appeals judgment and remanded for further proceedings.