COURT OF APPEALS

                                       SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                                   FORT WORTH

                                        NO. 2-06-375-CV

OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY                                        APPELLANT

                                                   V.

AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE                                                         APPELLEE

CORPORATION AS SUCCESSOR

IN INTEREST TO GREG GIBSON                                                            

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    FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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                  MEMORANDUM OPINION^[1] AND JUDGMENT

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We have considered appellant=s ANotice Of Dismissal Of Appeal.@  It is the court=s opinion that the motion should be granted; therefore, we dismiss the appeal.  See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1), 43.2(f).

Costs of the appeal shall be paid by the appellant, for which let execution issue.  See Tex. R. App. P. 43.4.

PER CURIAM

PANEL D: WALKER, J.; CAYCE, C.J.; and MCCOY, J. 

DELIVERED:  January 4, 2007