COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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CAPLES LAND COMPANY, LLC, No. 08-18-00005-CV
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Appellant, Appeal from the
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v. 327th District Court
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THE CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS, of El Paso County, Texas
AND ITS BUILDING AND §
STANDARDS COMMISSION, (TC# 2016DCV2118)
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Appellee.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Ronald Ingalls, the Bankruptcy Trustee for the Estate of William D. Abraham, has filed an
unopposed motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to Rule 42.1(a)(1) because the parties have
settled the dispute. See TEX.R.APP.P. 42.1(a)(1). The judgment being appealed concerns real
property located in El Paso, Texas known as the American Furniture Building which is owned by
Caples Land Company. In his personal assets schedule, Mr. Abraham listed various properties
owned by entities he controlled but for which the corporate charters of the entities had been
forfeited. Included in this list was the American Furniture Building. The bankruptcy court entered
an order which substantively consolidated various entities, including Caples Land Company, with
the bankruptcy estate of Mr. Abraham. During a mediation ordered by the bankruptcy court, the
Bankruptcy Trustee, the participating creditors, and the City settled the underlying dispute. The
terms of the settlement agreement require that the Bankruptcy Trustee dismiss this appeal. We
grant the motion and dismiss the appeal. Pursuant to the agreement, costs of the appeal are taxed
against the party incurring same. TEX.R.APP.P. 42.1(d).
GINA M. PALAFOX, Justice
January 24, 2019
Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Palafox, JJ.
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