GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC v. MICHAEL MALDONADO, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JUAN MACIAS HERNANDEZ--Appeal from County Court at Law No 2 of Nueces County

NUMBER 13-03-705-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, Appellants,

v.

MICHAEL MALDONADO, AS INDEPENDENT

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JUAN

MACIAS HERNANDEZ, Appellee.

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On appeal from County Court at Law No. 2

of Nueces County, Texas.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Hinojosa and Garza

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellants, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by County Court at Law No. 2 of Nueces County, Texas, in cause number 39383-2. After the record and briefs were filed, the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss the appeal. In the motion, the parties state that they have reached a final settlement agreement in this case. The parties request that this Court dismiss the appeal pursuant to settlement.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and the joint motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. The joint motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this

the 3rd day of March, 2005.