Titus Regional Medical Center v. Nellie Bell, as Legal Representative of the Estate of George Traylor

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 4, 2006
• Docket: 06-05-00114-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-05-00114-CV

TITUS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Appellant

V.

NELLIE BELL, AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE TRAYLOR, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 276th Judicial District Court

Titus County, Texas

Trial Court No. 30,612

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Before Morriss, C.J., Ross and Carter, JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Ross

MEMORANDUM OPINION

          Appellant Titus Regional Medical Center and Appellee Nellie Bell, acting as representative of the estate of George Traylor, have presented this Court with a joint motion to dismiss the pending appeal in this matter. The trial court denied Titus' plea to the jurisdiction, and Titus perfected the instant interlocutory appeal. The parties now represent to this Court they have reached a "full and final settlement." In such a case, no real controversy exists, and in the absence of a controversy, the appeal is moot.

          We remand this cause to the trial court for entry of orders to effectuate the settlement agreement among the parties. We dismiss the instant appeal.

                                                                           Donald R. Ross

                                                                           Justice

Date Submitted:      January 3, 2006

Date Decided:         January 4, 2006