Ramiro R. Armendariz v. State Farm Lloyds and Daniel Longoria

Summary

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas considered a joint motion to dismiss an appeal after the parties settled their dispute. The court reinstated the appeal, granted the motion, dismissed the appeal with prejudice, taxed costs as agreed by the parties, and dismissed pending motions as moot.

Holdings

1. The court granted the parties' joint motion and dismissed the appeal with prejudice under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a).
2. Appellate costs were taxed against the party incurring them in accordance with the parties' agreement.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should grant the parties' joint motion to dismiss the appeal with prejudice after they compromised and settled their dispute.
2. How appellate costs should be taxed under the parties' agreement.

Disposition

dismissed