O. E. Investments, Ltd. (Formerly and Also Known as O. E. Investments, Inc. and Its General Partner, Trophy International, Inc.) and Othal E. Brand, Jr. v. Marjorie Lynn Brand Ferrell Individually and as Successor Trustee of the Kathryn L. Brand Revocable Management Trust ( 2018 )

NUMBER 13-16-00579-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG O. E. INVESTMENTS, LTD. (FORMERLY AND ALSO KNOWN AS O. E. INVESTMENTS, INC.) AND ITS GENERAL PARTNER, TROPHY INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND OTHAL E. BRAND JR., Appellants, v. MARJORIE LYNN BRAND FERRELL INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE KATHRYN L. BRAND REVOCABLE MANAGEMENT TRUST, Appellee. On appeal from the 275th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas. ORDER Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Longoria and Hinojosa Order Per Curiam The parties to this appeal have filed a “Joint Emergency Motion to Abate Appeal Pending Settlement.” They assert that they have been negotiating a settlement agreement resolving the issues in this appeal and require time to finalize the terms of the settlement agreement. In this regard, the parties note that this case will be submitted on the briefs on September 25, 2018. The parties request that we delay issuing our opinion and abate this appeal until October 1, 2018 at which time they will jointly advise the Court as to the status of the settlement and appropriate disposition. The Court, having examined and fully considered the joint emergency motion to abate, is of the opinion that it should be granted. Accordingly, we WITHDRAW this matter from submission on September 25, 2018. We GRANT the joint emergency motion to abate, and we ABATE this appeal pending further order of the Court. The parties are directed to advise the Court of the status of the proposed settlement by October 1, 2018. PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 25th day of September, 2018. 2