Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-02-01 08:12:50.585122+00
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COURT OF APPEALS
                                 EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                      EL PASO, TEXAS

 CORA SUE SANCHEZ, Individually and as              §               No. 08-23-00255-CV
 Representative of the Estate of ANTHONY
 TONY SANCHEZ, Deceased, JENNIFER                   §                  Appeal from the
 PASOWICZ and JULIE MARIE SANCHEZ,
                                                    §            112th Judicial District Court
                                Appellants,
                                                    §              of Upton County, Texas
 v.
                                                    §             (TC#19-07-U4751-IDM)
 NAVISTAR, INC., SHIELD RESTRAINT
 SYSTEMS, INC. f/k/a AMSAFE                         §
 COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, INC. and
 AMSAFE, INC.,                                      §

                                Appellees.          §

                                  MEMORANDUM OPINION

       Before this Court is the parties’ joint motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to Texas Rule

of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(2)(A). In the motion, the parties state that all matters in controversy

between the parties have been settled. The parties request that this Court grant their motion and

enter a judgment, without consideration of the merits, vacating the trial court’s judgment and

dismissing the case with prejudice.
       Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1 provides the actions a court may take to dispose

of an appeal on the motion of the appellant or by agreement of the parties. On the motion of the

appellant, the court may dismiss the appeal or affirm the appealed judgment or order. TEX. R. APP.

P. 42.1(a)(1). When parties file an agreement signed by all parties or their attorneys, the court may:

“(A) render judgment effectuating the parties’ agreement; (B) set aside the trial court’s judgment

without regard to the merits and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in

accordance with the agreement; or (C) abate the appeal and permit proceedings in the trial court

to effectuate the agreement.” TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(2)(A)–(C).

       We conclude, based on the substance of the motion, that the parties seek a voluntary

dismissal under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1)(B). The motion is granted. We

vacate the judgment of the trial court without consideration of the merits and remand the case to

the trial court for dismissal of the cause with prejudice in accordance with the parties’ agreement

pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(2)(B). Each party shall bear the costs of

this appeal pursuant to their agreement and joint motion. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(d).

                                               LISA J. SOTO, Justice

January 26, 2024

Before Alley, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.

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