Leigh Archer v. Happy State Bank, a Division of Centennial Bank
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Date FiledJuly 16, 2026
Docket11-26-00052-CV
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion filed July 16, 2026
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-26-00052-CV
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LEIGH ARCHER, Appellant
V.
HAPPY STATE BANK, A DIVISION OF CENTENNIAL BANK,
Appellee
On Appeal from the 17th District Court
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 017-357743-24
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Charlie Dombek and Leigh Archer filed a joint notice of appeal from the trial
court’s judgment in favor of Appellee, Happy State Bank, a division of Centennial
Bank. 1 On June 25, we dismissed a portion of the appeal pursuant to Dombek’s
1
This appeal was transferred to this court from the Second Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket
equalization order issued by the Texas Supreme Court. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West Supp.
2025).
unopposed motion for partial dismissal. Dombek v. Happy State Bank, No. 11-26-
00052-CV, 2026 WL 1825620, at *1 (Tex. App.—Eastland June 25, 2026,
no pet. h.) (mem. op.) (per curiam).
Archer and Happy State Bank have now filed a joint motion to affirm the trial
court’s judgment. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1). Pursuant to Rule 42.1(a)(1) and
the parties’ request, we grant the motion and affirm the trial court’s judgment
without regard to the merits. See id.; Delilah Drinks v. Pac. Union Fin., LLC,
No. 05-18-00873-CV, 2018 WL 4691087, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Oct. 1, 2018,
no pet.) (mem. op.).
JOHN M. BAILEY
CHIEF JUSTICE
July 16, 2026
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.
2