COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 02-16-00266-CV
S.J. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION OF APPELLANT
TEXAS, LTD.
V.
PRINCIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL, APPELLEE
LLC D/B/A PRINCIPLE ENERGY
SERVICES
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FROM THE 67TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
TRIAL COURT NO. 067-278325-15
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MEMORANDUM OPINION1 AND JUDGMENT
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We have considered the parties’ “Joint Motion for Dismissal upon
Agreement, Vacate Trial Court's Judgment, Discharge the Surety on the
Supersedeas Bond, and Release the Supersedeas Bond.” We grant the motion
and dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2)(A), 43.2(f). Further, the
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See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
surety for appellant S.J. Louis Construction of Texas, Ltd., Liberty Mutual
Insurance Company, is discharged from its liability on the supersedeas bond filed
in the trial court on August 4, 2016. See Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld,
L.L.P. v. Nat’l Dev. & Research Corp., 313 S.W.3d 467, 468 (Tex. App.—Dallas
2010, no pet.) (op. on remand). The discharge of the surety shall also be
reflected in the mandate, which shall be issued this same day under the parties’
agreement. See Tex. R. App. P. 18.1(c). Each party shall bear its own costs of
court, for which let execution issue. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(d).
PER CURIAM
PANEL: GABRIEL, J.; LIVINGSTON, C.J.; and SUDDERTH, J
DELIVERED: October 13, 2016
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