Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Reynolds

MOTION FOR REHEARING

TOM COLEMAN, Retired Judge.

In their motion for rehearing appellees have asserted that “the Court of Appeals erred in failing to include in its judgment, prejudgment interest on those elements of damages, as found by the jury, to which appellee would be entitled to prejudgment interest.”

The question of prejudgment interest was not presented to the trial court, or by cross-point in the briefs filed by appellees prior to submission of this cause.

This failure is understandable because prior to June 5, 1985, it was generally understood by the bench and bar of Texas that…