Narrative Opinion Summary
The Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas, has issued a judgment in case No. 04-19-00315-CV involving Juan Jesus Isaias Lopez, EBG Cargo, LLC, and Mario Albert Rodriguez as Appellants against Lawrence Sturden as Appellee. The court has granted the parties' joint motion to vacate the trial court's judgment and remand the case for further proceedings. Consequently, the trial court’s judgment is vacated without consideration of the merits, and the case is remanded for the trial court to render judgment based on the parties' agreement. The parties are instructed to bear their own costs of appeal as mutually agreed upon. The judgment was signed by Justice Irene Rios on December 11, 2019.
Legal Issues Addressed
Allocation of Costs on Appealsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The parties mutually agreed to bear their own costs associated with the appeal.
Reasoning: The parties are instructed to bear their own costs of appeal as mutually agreed upon.
Remand for Further Proceedingssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The case is remanded to the trial court for it to render a new judgment based on the parties' agreement.
Reasoning: The case is remanded for the trial court to render judgment based on the parties' agreement.
Vacatur of Trial Court Judgmentsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The appellate court granted the parties' joint motion to vacate the trial court's judgment without assessing the merits.
Reasoning: The court has granted the parties' joint motion to vacate the trial court's judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.