DISMISS and Opinion Filed October 10, 2018. In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-01142-CV JOAN R. TARPLEY, Appellant V. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee On Appeal from the 162nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-13-06791 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang, Fillmore, and Schenck Opinion by Justice Lang Before the Court is the October 8, 2018 letter from counsel for appellant requesting that the Court dismiss the appeal. We construe counsel’s letter as a motion to dismiss the appeal. We GRANT the motion and dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). /Douglas S. Lang/ DOUGLAS S. LANG JUSTICE 181142F.P05 Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT JOAN R. TARPLEY, Appellant On Appeal from the 162nd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-18-01142-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. DC-13-06791. Opinion delivered by Justice Lang. Justices STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE Fillmore and Schenck participating. INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED. It is ORDERED that appellee STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY recover its costs of this appeal from appellant JOAN R. TARPLEY. Judgment entered this 10th day of October, 2018. –2–