Court Opinion

ID: 9683157
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 13:23:36.776833+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:17:45.637187
License: Public Domain

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
Upon motion for rehearing, appellant complains, among other things, that we erroneously considered appellees’ cross-point regarding the award of attorney’s fees. Having concluded that the original opinion was subject to such criticism, we grant appellant’s motion as to the lump sum award of attorney’s fees. In all other things, the motion for rehearing is denied.
On original submission, appellees urged by cross-point that attorney’s fees be awarded in lump sum. As pointed out by appellant in its motion for rehearing, the cross-point is not properly before this Court. There are neither pleadings nor evidence to support a lump sum award of attorney’s fees. Further, appellees failed to inform the trial court of their dissatisfaction with the judgment. See Payne v. Lucas, 517 S.W.2d 602, 608 (Tex.Civ.App.— Houston [1st Dist.] 1974, writ ref’d n.r.e.). Any objection to the trial court’s judgment regarding attorney’s fees has not been properly preserved for our review, therefore appellees’ cross-point is overruled.
As stated in our original opinion, the judgment will be reformed so as to clarify that the trial court awarded the minor children a total of $70.00 per week compensation benefits, and not in addition to the previously awarded $35.00 per week (point of error four).
The judgment is affirmed as reformed.