Robert E. MacLaren v. Ace American Insurance Company--Appeal from County Court at Law No 2 of Montgomery County (majority)
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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont _________________ NO. 09-11-00495-CV _________________ ROBERT E. MACLAREN, Appellant V. ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee ________________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 Montgomery County, Texas Trial Cause No. 11-04-03725 CV ________________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Robert E. MacLaren filed a notice of appeal from an order granting a motion to compel discovery. The appellee, Ace American Insurance Company, filed a motion to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Claims remain unresolved in the trial court. Thus, the trial court s order is not appealable as a final judgment. See Lehmann v. HarCon Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). Appellate courts have jurisdiction to consider immediate appeals of interlocutory orders only if a statute specifically authorizes an appeal. See, e.g., Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. ยง 51.014 (West 2008). 1 MacLaren failed to supply authority that supports the exercise of appellate jurisdiction at this time. Accordingly, we grant the appellee s motion to dismiss and we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. APPEAL DISMISSED. ________________________________ CHARLES KREGER Justice Opinion Delivered October 20, 2011 Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Kreger, JJ. 2
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