Court Opinion

ID: 9666496
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Date Created: 2023-08-24 01:17:43.116417+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:15:29.455160
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ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
Mr. Justice Culver
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Respondents say we failed to discuss in our opinion the question of the waiver of prior errors by the entry of a consent judgment. We thought we had, at least, by implication. They cite Wagner v. Warnasch, 156 Texas 334, 295 S.W. 2d 890, to the effect that a consent judgment excuses error and operates to end all controversy between the parties, but we think that proposition has no force under the circumstances here. The parties agreed upon the payment of the costs, and in the absence of anything to the contrary it must be presumed that they contemplated that the costs were proper and rightfully taxable.
Respondents further say that the effect of our decision is to set aside a part of the consent judgment, that may not be done except with the consent of all of the parties. We do not agree with that contention. The consent judgment is not modified in *521any respect. The petitioners are bound to pay the costs as they agreed, but not any items of expense that are not costs of court.
Respondents say that, since the petitioners agreed to pay all costs of the suit, those costs would include the costs incurred by this appeal. Again we must disagree. The costs of this appeal will be taxed against the losing party, the respondents, as provided generally by the rules. The motion for rehearing is overruled.
Opinion delivered June 11, 1958.