Court Opinion

ID: 9763765
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 02:55:11.979373+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:56:34.702346
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OPINION ON JOINT MOTION TO VACATE THE OPINION AND ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

September 22, 1994
The parties to this appeal have filed their joint motion to vacate the opinion and judgment and dismiss appeal, stating that they, have reached an agreement to settle their differences, “contingent upon this Court’s withdrawl of the Opinion and Judgment ...” issued June 16, 1994. We overrule the motion.
Although this Court certainly encourages the settlement of controversies, we remind the parties that we do not sit as a purely private tribunal to settle private disputes. We believe that our opinion in this case involves matters of public importance, and our duty as an appellate court requires that we publish our decision. See Houston Cable TV, Inc. v. Inwood West Civic Assoc., 860 S.W.2d 72, 73 (Tex.1993).
Appellee’s motion for rehearing is also overruled.