Estate of Shirley L. Benson

ACCEPTED 04-15-00732-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 11/20/2015 5:22:16 PM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK No. 04-15-00732-CV FILED IN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 4th COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO 11/20/2015 5:22:16 PM KEITH E. HOTTLE Clerk THOMAS MILTON BENSON AS TRUSTEE OF THE SHIRLEY L. BENSON TESTAMENTARY TRUST, Appellant, v. ARTHUR H. BAYERN AND LANGLEY & BANACK, INC., Appellees. Appeal from Probate Court No. 2, Dallas County, Texas, Trial Court Cause 155,572 & 155,572-A UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: Appellant, Thomas Milton Benson, as Trustee of the Shirley L. Benson Testamentary Trust, respectfully moves the Court to dismiss this appeal. This matter has been settled. In accordance with the parties’ settlement agreement, Appellant moves that the Court dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1). PRAYER FOR RELIEF Appellant prays that this appeal be dismissed, with each party to bear its own costs. Respectfully submitted, BECK REDDEN LLP By: /s/ David J. Beck David J. Beck State Bar No. 00000070 dbeck@beckredden.com Russell S. Post State Bar No. 00797258 rpost@beckredden.com Troy Ford State Bar No. 24032181 tford@beckredden.com Owen J. McGovern State Bar No. 24092804 omcgovern@beckredden.com 1221 McKinney, Suite 4500 Houston, TX 77010 (713) 951-3700 (713) 951-3720 (Fax) Attorneys for Appellant CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that my office conferred with Counsel for Appellee, and Appellee does not oppose the requested extension. /s/ David J. Beck David J. Beck 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on November 20, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing motion was forwarded to all counsel of record by the Electronic Filing Service Provider as follows: Ellen B. Mitchell Steven R. Brook DYKEMA COX SMITH Langley & Banack, Inc. 112 E. Pecan St., Suite 1800 745 E. Mulberry, Ste. 900 San Antonio, TX 78205 San Antonio, TX 78212 emitchell@dykema.com sbrook@langleybanack.com Attorneys for Appellees Attorneys for Appellees Phil Hardberger and Arthur H. Bayern and Dykema Cox Smith Langley & Banack, Inc. Bennett L. Stahl Harriet O’Neill CURL STAHL GEIS LAW OFFICE OF HARRIET O’NEILL, P.C. 700 N. St. Mary’s St., Suite 1800 919 Congress Ave., Suite 1400 San Antonio, TX 78205 Austin, TX 78701 blstahl@csg-law.com honeill@harrietoneilllaw.com Emily Harrison Liljenwall Douglas Alexander SCHOENBAUM, CURPHY & SCANLAN, P.C. ALEXANDER, DUBOSE, JEFFERSON & 112 E. Pecan, Suite 3000 TOWNSEND LLP San Antonio, TX 78205 515 Congress Ave., Suite 2350 eliljenwall@scs-law.com Austin, TX 78701 dalexander@adjtlaw.com Attorneys for Renee Benson /s/ David J. Beck David J. Beck 3