Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1997

Butch Sims and Vance Sims, Individually and D/B/A Sims Acres Dairy v. Bottlinger Grain Company

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided December 10, 1997

Opinion

Sims et al v. Bottlinger Grain Co.

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-97-244-CV

Â Â Â Â Â BUTCH SIMS, AND VANCE SIMS,

Â Â Â Â Â INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A SIMS

Â Â Â Â Â ACRES DAIRY,

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Appellants

Â Â Â Â Â v.

Â Â Â Â Â BOTTLINGER GRAIN COMPANY,

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Appellee

From the 220th District Court

Hamilton County, Texas

Trial Court # H-148-95

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Â Â Â Â Â Â On December 1, 1997, Appellants filed a motion to dismiss this appeal. In relevant portion, Rule 42.1(a) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides:

(a) The appellate court may dispose of an appeal as follows:

(2) in accordance with a motion of appellant to dismiss the appeal or affirm the appealed judgment or order; but no other party may be prevented from seeking any relief to which it would otherwise be entitled.

Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2).

Â Â Â Â Â Â Appellants state that the parties have settled their controversy. Appellee has not filed a response to the motion. Accordingly, this cause is dismissed with costs to be taxed against Appellants.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PER CURIAM

Before Chief Justice Davis,

Â Â Â Â Â Â Justice Cummings, and

Â Â Â Â Â Â Justice Vance

Dismissed

Opinion delivered and filed December 10, 1997

Do not publish

y:"Palatino","serif"'>Before Chief Justice Gray,

Justice Reyna, and

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Justice Davis

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Chief Justice Gray dissenting)

Dismissed

Opinion delivered and filed September 1, 2010

[CV06]

[1] The motions asserted, among other things, that the costs had already been collected and paid out of AppellantÂs inmate account.

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