Court Opinion

ID: 9771136
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 16:33:32.386035+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:31:25.831998
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OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
OSBORN, Chief Justice.
The Appellee asserts in her Motion for Rehearing that “this Court has disregarded the well-established standard of review for ‘no-evidence’ points of error, and has improperly substituted its own view of the evidence and facts of record for that of the jury.” It is argued that “the Court’s opinion relies almost exclusively on portions of the testimony of Mr. Oscar Chapa, _”
The Court does not rely upon the testimony of Mr. Chapa. He was a witness called by the Appellee and she relied upon his testimony to establish why she lost her job. The Court did cite short quotes from his testimony to show that such evidence does not even constitute “some evidence” that the conduct of these Appellants was *104the reason Mrs. Garcia was fired from her job at Mountain Pass. Without some evidence, there was no fact issue for the jury. It is argued that this witness was impeached and that it was for the jury to pass on his credibility. That is true. But, the jurors could not find just the opposite of what he said even if they disbelieved him. Texas & N.O.R. Co. v. Grace, 144 Tex. 71, 188 S.W.2d 378 (1945); Mercury v. Mustac-kia, 540 S.W.2d 339 (Tex.Civ.App. — Corpus Christi 1976, no writ).
Appellee continues to argue that these Appellants were responsible for Mrs. Garcia being required to see Grass and that interfered with her right to see her own doctor. Counsel admitted in oral argument that there was not a single instance when Mrs. Garcia wanted to see Dr. Hazarian that she did not do so, except when he was out of his office. There was no interference with that relationship by these Appellants.
The Motion cites testimony from Mr. Chapa on the issue of whether Mrs. Garcia was required to report the reason for her failure to report to work on only one occasion or whether she had to report each day. That evidence all goes to the issue of whether Mountain Pass wrongfully discharged Mrs. Garcia. That issue was settled with the employer and is not related to the issues in this case.
The Motion for Rehearing is overruled.