CAROLINE MORGAN v. UNIVERSITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (2017)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellee, University Federal Credit Union, has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Finding that an order granting a writ of sequestration is not an appealable order, we grant the motion and dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

It is well settled that appellate courts have jurisdiction over final judgments and interlocutory orders made appealable by statute. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corporation, 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); TEX.CIV.PRAC. & REM.CODE ANN. § 51.014 (West Supp. 2016)(authorizing appeals from certain interlocutory orders). It is undisputed that the trial court has not entered a final judgment. The record reflects that Appellant, Caroline Morgan, is appealing the trial court's order granting Appellee's application for a writ of sequestration. Sequestration is governed by Chapter 62 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. See generally TEX.CIV.PRAC.& REM.CODE ANN. §§ 62.001-.063 (West 2008). Generally, an order to preserve property under the control of the court, or to dissolve such an order, is interlocutory and is not appealable. Rexford v. Holliday, 807 S.W.2d 356, 357 (Tex.App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1991, no writ); Monroe v. General Motors Acceptance Corp., 561 S.W.2d 12, 13 (Tex.Civ.App.--Waco 1978, no writ). We grant Appellee's motion and dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX.R.APP.P. 42.3(a).

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice