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<STRONG><CENTER>NO. 03-9<A NAME="1">8</A>-00<A NAME="2">410</A>-CV</CENTER>
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<STRONG></STRONG><CENTER><A NAME="3">L.S. Mitchell &amp; Sons, Inc.; Baytown Ship Repair, Inc.; </CENTER>


<P><STRONG><CENTER>and Highlands Manufacturing, Inc.</A>, Appellants</CENTER>
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<P><STRONG><CENTER>v.</CENTER>
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<P><STRONG><CENTER><A NAME="4">Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund</A>, Appellee</CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF <A NAME="5">TRAVIS</A> COUNTY, <A NAME="6">200TH</A> JUDICIAL DISTRICT</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. <A NAME="7">96-02437</A>, HONORABLE <A NAME="8">JOHN K. DIETZ</A>, JUDGE PRESIDING </STRONG></SPAN><STRONG></CENTER>
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<STRONG>PER CURIAM</STRONG>

<P>	The parties have filed a joint motion to dismiss this appeal.  We grant the motion
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<P>Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices Powers and Kidd</P>

<P>Dismissed on Joint Motion</P>

<P>Filed:   December 3, 1998</P>

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