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FIRST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.

VIBERT G. KLINEFELTER, ET AL.

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Opinion Per Curiam

Appellants, FIRST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 370th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause number C-6930-96-G. After the record and briefs were filed and after the cause was submitted to the Court, the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss the appeal. In the motion, the parties state that they have reached a proposed settlement in this case. The parties request that this Court dismiss the appeal.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and the joint motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. The joint motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Do not publish.

Tex. R. App. P. 47.3.

Opinion delivered and filed this

the 26^th day of May, 2000.