Court Opinion

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*659OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
Subsequent to our rendition on January 6, 1977, of our original opinion in this case, Traylor, appellant-defendant, filed its motion for leave to file an amended brief containing the name of “Wendell Davis” along with the other names of individuals comprising the partnership of Palmetal Gin Company.
The name “Wendell Davis”, together with the names of the other partners, was contained in the trial court pleading and the judgment. Appellant says, however, that the name of “Wendell Davis” was inadvertently omitted from its original brief filed with us. Consequently, in our original opinion we did not include that name either. We did include in our opinion, however, the names of Major Davis, Dan A. Davis, G. Wayne Davis and Jean E. Kirkland, Jr., being the names of all the other partners. Neither Palmetal nor any of its partners has replied to this motion.
Rule 431, T.R.C.P., provides in part:
“Briefs may be amended or supplemented at any time when justice requires . . ”
Even after submission and rendition of its opinion, an appellate court may still grant leave to file an amended brief. Minneapolis-Moline Company v. Purser, 361 S.W.2d 239 (Tex.Civ.App.—Dallas 1962, writ ref’d n.r.e.). In accordance with those principles and the facts of this case we therefore grant appellant’s motion for leave to file its amended brief.
Then Traylor in its motion for rehearing requests, among other things, that we reform the judgment of the trial court, and so modify our opinion, to order indemnity in favor of Traylor against Major Davis, Dan A. Davis, G. Wayne Davis, Wendell Davis and Jean E. Kirkland, Jr., individually and d/b/a Palmetal Gin Company, jointly and severally for the amount of Traylor’s liability to the Grays and to order indemnity in favor of Traylor against those individuals for one-half of the costs of this appeal. We grant Traylor’s request.
Accordingly, we now reform the judgment of the trial court to order Palmetal and its partners, including Wendell Davis, to indemnify Traylor for the amount of Traylor’s liability to the Grays, as requested by Traylor. Also costs of this appeal are taxed one-half to Palmetal and its partners and one-half to Traylor.
Traylor’s motion for rehearing is in all other respects overruled.