smithtex-llp-smith-properties-llp-steven-f-smith-stuart-n-r-smith ( 2010 )

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-09-00232-CV SMITHTEX, LLP, SMITH PROPERTIES, LLP, STEVEN F. SMITH, STUART N. R. SMITH, NORMAN L. SMITH, AND SEVEN-0 CORPORATION, Appellants v. CHARLES DEMOTT AND BRENDA CALVERT, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHAN DEMOTT, CYNTHIA DEMOTT, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH PICKENS AND DAVID PICKENS, AND KATE L. MASSEY, Appellees From the 361st District Court Brazos County, Texas Trial Court No. 07-002138-CV-361 MEMORANDUM OPINION In this interlocutory appeal, Appellants SmithTex, LLP, Seven-O Corporation, Smith Properties, LLP, Steven F. Smith, Stuart N.R. Smith, and Norman L. Smith appealed the trial court’s April 29, 2009 order denying their motions to transfer venue. The parties filed a “joint motion to implement agreement for disposition of interlocutory appeal,” which asked us to set aside the trial court’s April 29, 2009 order without regard to the merits, to abate this appeal, and to direct the trial court to sign an order transferring venue of the entire case to Cass County. After direction and on notice that the transfer order has been signed, we dismiss this appeal as moot and will issue our mandate within ten days. Dismissal of this appeal does not prevent a party from seeking relief to which it would otherwise be entitled. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). REX D. DAVIS Justice Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Reyna, and Justice Davis Appeal dismissed Opinion delivered and filed December 22, 2010 [CV06] SmithTex, LLP v. DeMott Page 2