F. J. K. Enterprises, Ltd. Co., Express Carriers, L. P., Express Carriers Management, L.L.C., Nolberto Blanco, Kyle Kaupert Enterprises, LLC and Juan Roberto Ramirez v. Hipolito Gonzalez and Issac Gonzalez

Opinion

                                       NUMBER 13-09-00174-CV

                                 COURT OF APPEALS

                     THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                         CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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F. J. K. ENTERPRISES, LTD. CO., EXPRESS

CARRIERS, L.P., EXPRESS CARRIERS

MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., NOLBERTO

BLANCO, KYLE KAUPERT ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.

AND JUAN ROBERTO RAMIREZ,                                            Appellants,

                                                             v.

HIPOLITO GONZALEZ AND ISSAC GONZALEZ,                   Appellees.

                           On appeal from the 365th District Court  

                                      of Maverick County, Texas.

                               MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Yañez, Rodriguez, and Garza

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

The parties to this appeal have filed a joint motion to reverse and vacate judgment.  By their motion, the parties ask the Court to:  (1) reverse and vacate the trial court’s judgment; (2) dismiss the appeal; (3) tax costs against the party incurring same; and (4) release the appellants’ surety, Hudson Insurance Company, from any further obligation on the supersedeas bond filed by appellants.   

The Court has considered the motion and it is the Court=s opinion that the motion should be granted in part and denied in part.^[1]  Accordingly, without regard to the merits, we vacate the trial court=s judgment, and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with the parties= settlement agreement.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2)(B); 43.2(d). 

The parties request that the Court release the appellants’ surety, Hudson Insurance Company, from any further obligation on the supersedeas bond filed by appellants.  The request is GRANTED.  We hereby release the appellants’ surety, Hudson Insurance Company, from any further obligation on the supersedeas bond filed by appellants.

In accordance with the agreement of the parties, costs are taxed against the party incurring same. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(d).

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the

15th day of July, 2010.

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^[1]Rule 42.1(a)(2) permits the Court to render judgment effectuating the parties= agreements or to vacate the trial court=s judgment and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with the agreement; we cannot do both.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2)(A),(B).  The parties have asked us to dismiss the appeal.  We cannot both vacate the trial court’s judgment and dismiss the appeal.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2)(B); 43.2(d), (f).