for writ of certiora-ri. The defendants argued in their motions to dismiss that Palavan could not bring his appeal and application for writ of certiorari because of the agreed judgment. Specifically, they argued the appeal and application were barred by waiver and estoppel because Palavan had settled the suit, agreed to dismiss them from the suit, and accepted $1,200 in satisfaction of his claims. In his response, Palavan argued that he had properly appealed the judgment from the justice of the peace and that the agreed j the peace court to a county court at law. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.001(a) (Vernon 2015); Tex.R. Civ. P. 506.1(a). “An appeal is perfected when a bond, cash deposit, or statement of inability to pay is filed in accordanc ouston [14th Dist.] 2011, no pet.) (<HOLDING>). While the judgment itself was vacated, the
holding agreed judgments are treated as contract beiween parties holding that state agencies are treated as states under the eleventh amendment holding that judgments on the merits in former proceedings are binding on the original parties as well as their privies holding agreed judgments are construed in same manner as contract holding that when a conflict arises between parties to a contract regarding the subject matter of that contract the contractual relationship controls and parties are not permitted to assert actions in tort in an attempt to circumvent the bargain they agreed upon