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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><STRONG>ON REMAND</STRONG></P>

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<STRONG><CENTER>NO. 03-9<A NAME="1">7</A>-00<A NAME="2">475</A>-CV</CENTER>
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<STRONG></STRONG><CENTER><A NAME="3">City of Fort Worth</A>, Appellant</CENTER>


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<P><STRONG><CENTER><A NAME="4">Julius D. Zimlich</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">201ST</A> JUDICIAL DISTRICT</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. <A NAME="7">94-08668</A>, HONORABLE <A NAME="8">MARY PEARL WILLIAMS</A>, JUDGE PRESIDING </STRONG></SPAN><STRONG></CENTER>
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	The parties have filed a joint motion to dismiss the appeal based on a settlement
agreement.  As part of that motion, the parties have asked us to render a final judgment that
plaintiff/appellee take nothing from defendant/appellant.  The court cannot both dismiss an appeal
and render judgment.  <EM>See Panterra Corp. v. American Dairy Queen</EM>, 908 S.W.2d 300, 301 (Tex.
App.--San Antonio 1995, no writ) (cannot dismiss and affirm).  However, given that the trial court
judgment awarded plaintiff/appellee recovery against defendant/appellant, and given the motion's
request that we render judgment that plaintiff/appellee take nothing, we construe the motion as a
joint agreed motion to reverse the trial court's judgment and render judgment that plaintiff/appellee
Zimlich take nothing.   In that posture, we grant the motion.  <EM>See</EM> Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c) (may
reverse trial court judgment and render judgment that trial court should have rendered).

<P>	The parties have also requested that costs be taxed to the parties incurring same,
which our judgment will reflect.</P>

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<P>					John E. Powers, Justice</P>

<P>Before Justices Kidd, B. A. Smith and Powers<STRONG><SUP>*</SUP></STRONG><SUP></SUP></P>

<P>Reversed and Rendered</P>

<P>Filed:   May 17, 2001</P>

<P>Do Not Publish</P>

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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times"><STRONG><SUP>*</SUP></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times"><SUP></SUP>	Before John E. Powers, Senior Justice (retired), Third Court of Appeals, sitting by assignment. 
<EM>See</EM> Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §&nbsp;74.003(b) (West 1998).</SPAN></P>

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