Court Opinion

ID: 9831629
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 21:15:21.072098+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:43:36.587981
License: Public Domain

On Rehearing.
Appellant says there is nothing in the record to support our conclusion: “The action of the court in setting this cause and having the setting made up and notice thereof posted by his clerk was an order within the meaning of the statute.” We gave the facts fully upon which this conclusion was based, and our opinion rested upon the facts stated, rather than the conclusion criticised by appellant.
Again, appellant criticises our conclusion that its attorney “had actual knowledge of this setting only three or four days before the case was subject to call under that setting,” saying: “There is nothing in the record to show that appellant’s attorney had any notice whatever of this setting.” Appellant, in support of its criticism of our conclusion, says:
“In the argument of this case before this Court of Civil Appeals, appellant’s attorney stated that the attorney for appellee had stated to appellant’s attorney some few days before the case was called for trial, on or about the 13th of October, when appellee filed his amended petition, that the case would be called for trial on the 18th of October, but nothing was said about the case being called out of its order. On the 13th of October, appellant’s attorney examined the docket and minutes of the court and found no order either designating a time for the calling of the jury docket or setting this ease for trial out of its order. On Saturday, the 16th of October, before this case was called on Monday the 18th, appellant’s attorney again inquired in the clerk’s office, and the clerk then had a list of settings, and this case appeared to be the second case set for the first day of the jury term, which was on the Monday following. It was just before noon when appellant’s attorney found the list of settings in possession of the clerk, and the clerk stated that he had just received them from the judge. This was the first information and first notice, either actual, constructive, or otherwise, that appellant’s attorney had that this ease would be called for trial out of its order, and that was only one-half of Saturday and all of Sunday. Appellant’s attorney made substantially this statement before the Court of Civil Appeals in arguing this case.”
It occurs to the court, without further reference to the record, that this statement by appellant fully sustains our conclusion. Anyway, in answer to appellant’s motion for additional conclusions of fact, we adopt its statement as above given as our conclusion on this issue. In all other respects, appellant’s motion for rehearing and for additional conclusions of fact is overruled.
On the 18th of June, after the filing of our opinion herein reversing in part and affirming in part the judgment of the trial court, appellee filed a remittitur as to the sum of $1,256.50, covering the item of doctors’ bills, etc. On the 21st day of this -month he filed a motion asking permission to withdraw his remittitur, which motion is granted.