FILE COPY NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE CHIEF JUSTICE LEOPARD, 10TH FLOOR ROGELIO VALDEZ CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 361-888-0416 (TEL) JUSTICES 361-888-0794 (FAX) NELDA V. RODRIGUEZ DORI CONTRERAS GARZA HIDALGO COUNTY GINA M. BENAVIDES Court of Appeals ADMINISTRATION BLDG.

GREGORY T. PERKES E. CANO, 5TH FLOOR NORA L. LONGORIA EDINBURG, TEXAS 78539 956-318-2405 (TEL) CLERK DORIAN E. RAMIREZ Thirteenth District of Texas 956-318-2403 (FAX)

November 13, 2013 Hon. Veronica Bates Hon. Katherine K. Elrich Attorney at Law Attorney at Law Main St., Suite 5200 901 Main St., Suite 5200 Dallas, TX 75202 Dallas, TX 75202 Hon. Alissa K. Christopher Hon. Raul A. Guajardo Attorney at Law Law Office of Raul A. Guajardo Main St., Suite 5200 706 E. University Drive Dallas, TX 75202 Edinburg, TX 78539

Re: Cause No. 13-13-00469-CV Tr.Ct.No. CL-10-0112-B Style: IN RE FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY

Enclosed please find the opinion issued by the Court on this date.

Very truly yours,

Dorian E. Ramirez, Clerk DER:ch Enc. cc: County Court at Law No. 8 Hon. Arturo Guajardo Jr. Hon. Rolando Olvera, Presiding Judge, Fifth Administrative Judicial Region