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 ^{(footnote: 1)} AND JUDGMENT

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We have considered appellant’s “Notice Of Dismissal Of Appeal.”  It is the court’s opinion that the motion should be granted; therefore, we dismiss the appeal.   See T EX. R. A PP. 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

FOOTNOTES

1:

See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.