Court Opinion

ID: 9761982
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 02:05:04.765085+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:29:28.483128
License: Public Domain

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
In his Motion for Rehearing, Appellee asserts several points of error, all of which have been considered and all of which are denied. In connection with the first point, it is contended that this Court erred in holding that the award of interest in favor of Appellee was barred by the statute of limitations without also holding that the shipping cost and storage cost which arose at the same time are barred by the statute of limitations. Thus, it is contended that this Court has given the Appellant the benefit of a defense which was at the same time denied to the Appellee.
The explanation for what may at first glance seem to be an inconsistency is very simple. The Appellant in its first three points of error contended that the trial Court erred in rendering judgment for interest for any conversion which may have occurred in 1966 because the cause of action was barred by limitations. Concluding" that such contention was correct, we sustained the Appellant’s first point of error.
On the other hand, the Appellee did not in any counterpoint or crosspoint present to this Court a contention that the claim for shipping and storage charges was barred by limitations. This Court sustained the Appellant’s Point of Error No. XXII which contended that it was entitled to recover the amount of the shipping cost as found by the jury. The Appellee’s counterpoint and argument concerning such claim were as follows:
“COUNTERPOINT XXII
“THE TRIAL COURT DID NOT ERR IN ENTERING JUDGMENT THAT DID NOT ALLOW APPELLANT TO RECOVER THE SUM OF $3,417.45 AS FOUND BY THE JURY IN ANSWER TO SPECIAL ISSUE NUMBER 10.
“Appellant is to be indemnified by Allied Van Lines for any costs or charges they may have (S.F. 21)
“Further, any charges incurred or owing to Allied Van Lines as a result of transportation of goods by Allied Van Lines to El Paso is a question between Allied Van Lines and Appellee herein. Allied Van Lines is not a party to this suit.
“Further, to allow Appellant herein to recover costs of transportation would be to allow him unjust enrichment in that they are to be reimbursed twice for the same charges.”
Such reply in no way suggests that recovery should be denied on the shipping charges because of limitations.
With regard to the Appellant’s Point of Error No. XXIII which we sustained and thereby permitted recovery of the reasonable and necessary storage cost as found by the jury, the Appellee’s counterpoint and reply were as follows:
“COUNTERPOINT XXIII
“THE TRIAL COURT DID NOT ERR IN ENTERING A JUDGMENT TEAT *562DID NOT ALLOW APPELLANT TO RECOVER THE SUM OF $1,346.40 AS FOUND BY THE JURY IN ANSWER TO SPECIAL ISSUE NUMBER 11.
“Storage costs necessitated by a Writ of Sequestration were a part of the suit which has been dismissed. They, therefore, should have been taxed as costs in the prior suit and are not before the Court. (See C.P. XXI)”
Likewise, this contention does not suggest that limitations are a bar to the recovery of the storage cost.
The Appellee is not in a position to complain about this Court’s having given the Appellant the benefit of a limitations statute and not having given him the benefit of the same statute, when the Appellant clearly requested in three points of error that the limitations statute was applicable to the claim presented against it, and the Appellee never contended that he was entitled to the benefit of the limitations statute as to claims presented against him. Such contention may not be raised for the first time on motion for rehearing.
The other points have been considered and are denied.
The Appellee’s Motion for Rehearing is denied.
In reply to the Motion for Rehearing the Appellant asserts that it has never sought to recover a personal judgment against the Appellee but that it only seeks to impose upon the household goods in its possession a possessory lien to secure the payment due it. Accordingly, our judgment permitting recovery of $3,417.45 for shipping cost and $1,346.40 for storage cost, plus interest, is limited to a recovery from the household goods which were shipped to El Paso, Texas, under Bill of Lading No. 17582, and that no personal judgment be recovered against Appellee.