Waste Management of Texas, Inc. v. Jerry L. Blackwell

Opinion issued January 26, 2006









In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-05-00628-CV

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WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC., Appellant


V.


JERRY MCCULLOUGH, KENNETH CALVERT, AND THERESA CALVERT, Appellees





On Appeal from the 212nd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 01-CV-0422





MEMORANDUM OPINION

          The Court today considered the parties’ joint motion to reverse and remand this case to the trial court for entry of judgment effectuating their settlement agreement, in which the parties request this Court to reverse the trial court’s judgment without reference to the merits, remand the case for further proceedings in accordance with the parties’ settlement agreement, order all costs incurred on appeal be taxed against the party that incurred those costs, and order immediate issuance of the mandate. The motion is granted as follows:

          (1)     The trial court’s judgment of March 29, 2005 is reversed;

 

          (2)     The case is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion and with instructions for entry of judgment in accordance with the parties’ settlement agreement; and

 

          (3)     The Clerk of this Court is directed to issue mandate 10 days after the date of this opinion. Tex. R. App. P. 18.1.    

 





                                                                                  Terry Jennings

                                                                                  Justice


 

Panel consists of Justices Nuchia, Jennings, and Higley