Creel v. Houston Industries, Inc.

OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Justice.

In this appeal from a final summary judgment, the central issue is whether the trial court erred in determining as a matter of law that appellant/appellee Houston Industries, Inc. d/b/a Reliant Energy, Inc. (“Reliant”) correctly computed the amount of severance compensation paid to appellants/appellees Michael Creel, Albert Zim-merebner, and Robert Jones (sometimes collectively called “the plaintiffs”) under the severance agreements that are the subject of this dispute. The secondary issues are whether the trial court erred in rendering summary judgment (1) in…