Llano Royalty, Ltd. v. Charlie Cummings and Jo Cummings

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals for the Seventh District granted the parties’ joint motion to remand after they represented that they had settled their dispute concerning the status of an oil and gas lease. The court set aside the trial court’s judgment without reaching the merits and remanded for further proceedings to effectuate the settlement.

Holdings

1. The court granted the joint motion, set aside the trial court's judgment without passing on the merits, and remanded the case for further proceedings so the trial court could effectuate the settlement agreement.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court of appeals should grant the parties' joint motion to remand, set aside the trial court's judgment without reaching the merits, and permit the trial court to render judgment in accordance with the settlement agreement.

Disposition

vacated