Samuel Ray Hines and the Other Scott and Foster Heirs v. Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the State of Texas, Rajena Scott, and Buetta Scott

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 26, 2023
• Docket: 10-20-00220-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-20-00220-CV

SAMUEL RAY HINES AND THE OTHER SCOTT AND FOSTER HEIRS, ET AL., Appellants v.

GLEN HEGAR, TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, RAJENA SCOTT, AND BUETTA SCOTT Appellees

From the 272nd District Court Brazos County, Texas Trial Court No. 19-000225-CV-272

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On September 11, 2023, the parties filed a “Joint Motion to Dismiss for Settlement,”

which states that they have reached an agreement to settle the appeal. The parties ask

this Court to set aside the trial court’s judgment without regard to the merits and remand

the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with their agreement. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(2)(B). The parties further request that costs of the appeal be

taxed to the party incurring the same.

The agreed motion is granted. Accordingly, we set aside the trial court’s judgment

without regard to the merits and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings

in accordance with the parties’ agreement.

JIM R. WRIGHT Senior Chief Justice

Before Justice Johnson and Justice Wright 1 Motion granted; remanded Opinion delivered and filed October 26, 2023 [CV06]

1 The Honorable Jim R. Wright, Senior Chief Justice (Retired) of the Eleventh Court of Appeals, sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. See TEX. GOV'T CODE §§ 74.003, 75.002, 75.003.

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