Court Opinion

ID: 9769168
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 14:36:49.241967+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:30:56.700741
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OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
James E. Canion, appellee and cross-appellant, files a motion for rehearing alleging this court erred in finding that certain points of error were waived. In our original opinion, we held that points of error one, five and six were waived because they were raised for the first time on appeal.
In point of error one, Canion complained of the trial court’s error in disregarding the jury’s finding of waiver. Canion directs this court to the judgment of the trial court which reflects that, in granting Murphy’s motion to disregard the jury finding as to waiver, the court; “considered such motion together with all opposing motions and arguments of counsel for the defendants with respect thereto.” Although such “opposing motions and arguments of counsel” are not a part of this *951record, the judgment does reflect that the court considered them in arriving at its decision to disregard the jury findings. Therefore, we will address the point of error.
Waiver is an affirmative defense. Can-ion did not allege waiver in his pleadings or in his trial amendment; therefore, he has waived any right to submit an issue on Murphy’s waiver. See Tex.R.Civ.P. 94. Only the controlling issues that are raised by the pleadings and the evidence should be submitted to the jury. Tex.R.Civ.P. 277. Further, a waiver can only occur when the party waiving the right has full knowledge of the facts or the acts of the party claiming waiver. The evidence shows that Murphy had no knowledge of the wrongful acts of Canion. Therefore, the trial court did not err in disregarding the jury’s findings of waiver. Point of error one is overruled.
Canion also complains in the motion for rehearing that this court erred in finding that points of error five and six were waived because they were raised for the first time on appeal. Point of error five complains of the trial courts’ placing a constructive trust on Canion’s property, and point of error six complains of the award of attorney fees to Murphy. In his motion for rehearing, Canion does not direct this court to any place in the record where he complains of those acts to the trial court or calls the alleged error to the attention of the trial court. Canion does suggest however, that this court, in the interest of justice, should allow him to supplement the record to include certain documents that would allegedly refute this courts finding that he has raised these issues for the first time on appeal.
In order to preserve a complaint for appellate review, a party must present a timely request, objection or motion to the trial court in which specific grounds are stated for the desired ruling, and, the complaining party must obtain an adverse ruling on his request, objection or motion. See Tex.R. Civ.P. 52(a). This court has not received a motion to supplement the record, nor have we received any supplementation of the record which would present evidence to this court that the issues complained of were raised to the trial court prior to appeal. Therefore, the original opinion is correct in stating that cross-appellant Canion has waived points of error five and six. The motion for rehearing is overruled.