Appeals court dismisses case over water-damaged condominium for lack of jurisdiction (TX)

An appeals court ruled a case involving a water-damaged condominium should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.  Justice Jerry Zimmerer wrote that the court found that case lacked jurisdiction because the lower court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction and, because of that, the only thing the appeals court could do was vacate the lower court’s judgment and dismiss the case, according to the March 3 memorandum opinion.    Read the article…………………………..

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