Leigh Archer v. Happy State Bank, a Division of Centennial Bank

Opinion

Opinion filed July 16, 2026

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals

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No. 11-26-00052-CV

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LEIGH ARCHER, Appellant

V.

HAPPY STATE BANK, A DIVISION OF CENTENNIAL BANK, Appellee

On Appeal from the 17th District Court Tarrant County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 017-357743-24

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Charlie Dombek and Leigh Archer filed a joint notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment in favor of Appellee, Happy State Bank, a division of Centennial Bank. 1 On June 25, we dismissed a portion of the appeal pursuant to Dombek’s

1 This appeal was transferred to this court from the Second Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket equalization order issued by the Texas Supreme Court. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West Supp. 2025).

unopposed motion for partial dismissal. Dombek v. Happy State Bank, No. 11-26- 00052-CV, 2026 WL 1825620, at *1 (Tex. App.—Eastland June 25, 2026, no pet. h.) (mem. op.) (per curiam).

Archer and Happy State Bank have now filed a joint motion to affirm the trial court’s judgment. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1). Pursuant to Rule 42.1(a)(1) and the parties’ request, we grant the motion and affirm the trial court’s judgment without regard to the merits. See id.; Delilah Drinks v. Pac. Union Fin., LLC, No. 05-18-00873-CV, 2018 WL 4691087, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Oct. 1, 2018, no pet.) (mem. op.).

JOHN M. BAILEY CHIEF JUSTICE

July 16, 2026 Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J., Trotter, J., and Williams, J.