Court Opinion

ID: 9762515
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 02:25:46.635445+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:29:35.232351
License: Public Domain

OPINION ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING
All parties have filed motions for rehearing. After due consideration, we overrule Exxon’s motion for rehearing, overrule H & H’s motion and grant Lewis’ motion. We now overrule H & H’s point of error in its entirety.
Upon a rereading of the settlement agreement between Lewis and the H & H Defendants and further reflection, we have concluded that we erred in interpreting that agreement in a manner and to a result not raised by point of error and not argued by any party, certainly not by the H & H Defendants who were the beneficiaries of that interpretation. It is clear that the provisions relating to the limits on further liability of the H & H Defendants in the two situations, i.e., where Exxon would settle with Lewis before a jury verdict was reached and where the case would go to verdict, are contained in separate paragraphs that can and do stand on their own.
Accordingly, our previous opinion is modified so that the judgment of the 238th District Court of Midland County is affirmed in its entirety.