Court Opinion

ID: 9775485
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 19:00:33.785666+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:32:26.970455
License: Public Domain

On Rehearing

On motion for rehearing, appellants first question this court’s authority to consider affidavits outside the record supporting appellees’ motion to dismiss the appeal based on the doctrine of acceptance of benefits under the judgment. Our authority is found in TEX.R.APP.P. 19(d) which provides:
Motions dependent on facts not apparent in the record and not ex officio known to the court must be supported by affidavits or other satisfactory evidence.
Appellants contend that those affidavits, attached to their motion for rehearing, contain facts that show that they have not accepted benefits under the judgment. Having reviewed those affidavits, we disagree. The motion for rehearing is overruled.