Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 117.004 – Appeal to Supreme Court
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Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 117.004
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
For a civil action brought against a person who may be entitled to immunity or indemnification under § 117.002 or 117.003, an appeal must be taken directly to the supreme court.