NUMBER 13-02-718-CV

                             COURT OF APPEALS

                   THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                CORPUS CHRISTI

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JO ANN AND LEO KUCERA,                                                 Appellants,

                                                   v.

JOHN R. COURTNEY,                                                             Appellee.

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                      On appeal from County Court at Law No. 2

                                  of Victoria County, Texas.

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                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

                   Before Justices Rodriguez, Castillo, and Kennedy^[1]

Opinion Per Curiam

Appellants, JO ANN AND LEO KUCERA, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by County Court at Law No. 2 of Victoria County, Texas, in cause number 2-11,132.  After the notice of appeal was filed, appellants filed a motion to dismiss the appeal.  In the motion, appellants state that the trial court entered an order on December 31, 2002, granting appellants a new trial.  Appellants state that their appeal is therefore moot and should be dismissed.

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

PER CURIAM

Opinion delivered and filed this

the 23^rd day of January, 2003.