Case Title: Gge Management Co. v. Commerce Savings Ass'n of Brazoria County

Citation: 543 S.W.2d 862

Docket Number: B-6217

State: texas

Court: Texas Supreme Court

Date: 1976-11-24T00:00:00Z

Document:
543 S.W.2d 862 (1976) GGE MANAGEMENT COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. COMMERCE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OF BRAZORIA COUNTY et al., Respondents. No. B-6217. Supreme Court of Texas. November 24, 1976. Rehearing Denied December 31, 1976. Sewell, Junell & Riggs, J. Eugene Clements, Walter T. Weathers, Jr., and Leighton E. Moss, Houston, for petitioners. Carl, Lee & Fisher, Howard C. Lee, Jr., Conway F. Jordan, Jr., Houston, Strasburger, Price, Kelton, Martin & Unis, Royal H. Brin, Jr., Dallas, Don Stocking, Houston, M. K. Woodward, Austin, Kronzer, Abraham & Watkins, W. James Kronzer, Houston, for respondents. PER CURIAM. The judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals in this proceeding decreed in part: See also the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, reported at 539 S.W.2d 71. Gilbert Gertner and GGE Management Company, appellees in the Court of Civil Appeals, asserted by point of error in their Fourth Motion for Rehearing that "The Court [of Civil Appeals] erred in granting interest from December 29, 1973 at a rate of interest in excess of eight and one-half percent per annum until paid." Commerce Savings Association of Brazoria County, appellant, thereafter directed a letter to the Clerk of the Court of Civil Appeals reading: *863 Notwithstanding, the Court of Civil Appeals overruled the Motion without further action. The Application for Writ of Error of GGE Management Company sought alternative relief as follows: In reply, Commerce Savings Association of Brazoria County, Respondent, stated: Accordingly, the Application for Writ of Error of GGE Management Company, et al., is granted and the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals is modified to read as follows: As modified, the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals is affirmed.