Dallas County Appraisal District v. Leaves, Inc.

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

The Appraisal District1 complains in its motion for rehearing that we should not and could not have assessed damages against it under Rule 84, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

First, the appraisal district argues that in determining whether an appeal is taken without sufficient cause we must consider whether, “from the point of view of the appealing advocate ... it clearly appears that he had no reasonable grounds to believe that the case would be reversed on appeal." Assuming this to be the correct standard, and applying it to this case, we cannot avoid the…