Estate of Marcellus Briscoe, by and Through His Dorothy Hindman; Kimberly Sherlae Houston; James Briscoe v. FCA US LLC F/K/A Chrysler Group LLC; Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC and Its Predecessor in Interest Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.; Broadway Lone Star LTD; West Loop Mitsubishi
Opinion
Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-25-00268-CV
ESTATE OF Marcellus BRISCOE, Deceased, By and Through his Executrix Dorothy Hindman; Kimberly Sherlae Houston; and James Briscoe, Appellants
v.
FCA US LLC f/k/a Chrysler Group LLC; Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC and its predecessor in interest Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.; Broadway Lone Star LTD; West Loop Mitsubishi, Appellees
From the 150th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2021CI07142 Honorable Monique Diaz, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Adrian A. Spears II, Justice H. Todd McCray, Justice Velia J. Meza, Justice
Delivered and Filed: August 13, 2025
DISMISSED
In May 2025, Appellants Estate of Marcellus Briscoe, deceased, by and through his
Executrix Dorothy Hindman, Kimberly Sherlae Houston, and James Briscoe (“the Briscoe
Appellants”) filed a notice of appeal, stating their intent to appeal from the following orders signed
by the trial court: (1) the trial court’s October 3, 2024 order granting FCA US LLC’s Traditional 04-25-00268-CV
and No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment; (2) the trial court’s October 8, 2024 order
granting Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC’s Traditional and No-Evidence Motion for Summary
Judgment; and (3) the trial court’s December 20, 2024 order granting Broadway Lone Star, Ltd.
and West Loop Mitsubishi’s Traditional and No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment, which
were made final by the trial court’s final judgment of April 4, 2025. Broadway Lone Star, Ltd. and
West Loop Mitsubishi (“the Broadway Appellants”) filed their own notice of appeal, stating their
intent to appeal from the trial court’s October 17, 2024 order granting Velesco Technologies USA,
LLC’s Traditional and No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment and Denying Broadway Lone
Star, Ltd. and West Loop Mitsubishi’s Traditional Motion for Summary Judgment, which were
made final by the trial court’s final judgment of April 4, 2025.
On July 24, 2025, the Briscoe Appellants filed a motion to dismiss their appeal pursuant to
Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1). The motion contains a certificate of service to
appellees, which have not opposed the motion. We thus grant the motion and dismiss the Briscoe
Appellants’ appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). The Broadway Appellants’ appeal remains
pending on the docket of this court.
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Estate of Marcellus Briscoe, by and Through His Dorothy Hindman; Kimberly Sherlae Houston; James Briscoe v. FCA US LLC F/K/A Chrysler Group LLC; Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC and Its Predecessor in Interest Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.; Broadway Lone Star LTD; West Loop Mitsubishi (Estate of Marcellus Briscoe, by and Through His Dorothy Hindman; Kimberly Sherlae Houston; James Briscoe v. FCA US LLC F/K/A Chrysler Group LLC; Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC and Its Predecessor in Interest Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.; Broadway Lone Star LTD; West Loop Mitsubishi) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.