Elizabeth Lahaye v. Donnie Thompson, Individually and as Trustee for the Estate of W.H. Thompson (William Hughes Thompson Revocable Trust)

Opinion

NUMBER 13-12-00360-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________

ELIZABETH LAHAYE, Appellant,

v.

DONNIE THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF W.H. THOMPSON (WILLIAM HUGHES THOMPSON REVOCABLE TRUST), Appellee. ____________________________________________________________

On appeal from the 197th District Court of Cameron County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Longoria Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

This appeal was abated by this Court on June 25, 2012, due to the bankruptcy of

one of the parties to this appeal. See 11 U.S.C. ' 362; see generally TEX. R. APP. P. 8.

This cause is now before the Court on the parties’ joint motion to dismiss appeal on grounds that the parties have settled and compromised their differences. The parties

request that this Court dismiss the appeal. Accordingly, this case is hereby

REINSTATED.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and the parties’ joint motion to

dismiss, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a).

The parties’ joint motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

In accordance with the agreement of the parties, costs are taxed against the party

incurring same. 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.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 31st day of January, 2013.