COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

ROBERT BERNARD GOURLAY,                       )

                                                                              )              No.  08-03-00029-CV

Appellant,                          )

                                                                              )                 Appeal from the

v.                                                                           )

                                                                              )               366th District Court

JEAN ROBERTSON GOURLAY,                       )

                                                                              )            of Collin County, Texas

Appellee.                           )

                                                                              )              (TC# 366-00644-02)

                                                                              )

MEMORANDUM  OPINION

Pending before the Court is a joint motion to dismiss this appeal.  Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1), states:

(a)        On Motion or By Agreement.  The appellate court may dispose of an appeal as follows:

(1)        On Motion of Appellant.  In accordance with a motion of appellant, the court may dismiss the appeal or affirm the appealed judgment or order unless disposition would prevent a party from seeking relief to which it would otherwise be entitled.

Appellant has complied with the requirements of Rule 42.1(a)(1).  By joint motion, the parties represent to this Court that they have settled all issues raised by the lawsuit and subsequent appeal by agreement and no longer wish to prosecute the appeal.  We have considered this cause on this motion and conclude that the motion should be granted.  We therefore dismiss the appeal.

January 29, 2004

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Justice

Before Panel No. 2

Barajas, C.J., McClure, and Chew, JJ.