UNITED FIRE LLOYDS v. BRENT MORGAN AND MARIA MORGAN (2017)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, United Fire Lloyds, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 85th District Court of Brazos County, Texas, in cause number 14-000749-CV-85.¹ On February 6, 2017, the appeal was abated to allow the parties to implement a settlement agreement. This cause is now before the Court on a joint motion to dismiss the appeal. The parties request the Court dismiss the appeal. Accordingly, this appeal is hereby REINSTATED.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and the joint motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). The joint motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED. Costs will be taxed against appellant. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(d) (“Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant.”). Having dismissed the appeal at the parties' request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith.

FOOTNOTES

1.   This case is before the Court on transfer from the Tenth Court of Appeals in Waco pursuant to a docket equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.S.).

NELDA V. RODRIGUEZ Justice