Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. McKenzie

We overrule McKenzie’s motion for rehearing. We withdraw our opinion dated July 1, 1999, and substitute the following in its place.

The issue in this wrongful discharge case is whether the defendants waived their complaint that only equitable remedies are available in an action under former article 5221k of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes 1 by not objecting to the submission of jury issues on compensatory and punitive damages. The court of appeals concluded that an objection to the charge is required to preserve the issue for appellate review. We hold, however, that the defendants timely…