Legal Opinion

Crenshaw v. Swenson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 31, 1980No. 13213Published

1Opinion

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

SHANNON, Justice.

All parties have moved for rehearing. Appellants have brought to our attention failure of the judgment to award post judgment interest. Under Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 5069-1.05, appellants are entitled to nine percent interest on their judgment from the date of judgment. The date of judgment referred to in art. 5069-1.05 is the judgment of the trial court. Having found the trial court’s judgment to be erroneous in part, the judgment of this Court takes the place of the lower court judgment. Tex.R.Civ.P. 434. Appellants are, therefore, entitled to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Coastal Industrial Water Authority v. Trinity Portland Cement Division, General Portland Cement Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Trinity Portland Cement Division, General Portland Cement Co. v. Coastal Industrial Water Authority Ex Rel. Board of DirectorsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977

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