Ralph Whitley, D/B/A Ralph Whitley Builders v. Brenda Skinner, Individually and...

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana ______________________________ No. 06-10-00109-CV ______________________________

RALPH WHITLEY, D/B/A RALPH WHITLEY BUILDERS, Appellant V.

BRENDA SKINNER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF CHRIS SKINNER, AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF KRYSTAL SKINNER AND AARON ABUNDIZ, ET AL., Appellees

On Appeal from the 196th Judicial District Court Hunt County, Texas Trial Court No. 72,378

Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Ralph Whitley, d/b/a Ralph Whitley Builders, has represented to this Court that the parties have reached a full and final settlement. In such a case, no real controversy exists, and in the absence of a controversy, the appeal is moot.

We dismiss this appeal.

Josh R. Morriss, III Chief Justice Date Submitted: March 3, 2011

Date Decided: March 4, 2011