City of Port Isabel v. Shiba

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

RODRIGUEZ, Justice.

We overrule appellant’s motion for rehearing, withdraw our opinion dated April 30, 1998, and substitute the following opinion in its place.

Appellant/Cross-Appellee, the City of Port Isabel (“the City”), challenges the jury’s verdict awarding Tom Shiba $441,804 in damages and $110,000 in attorney’s fees claiming the evidence was both legally and factually insufficient to support the verdict, the verdict contained a fatal conflict, and the evidence was legally insufficient to support an award of attorney’s fees.

Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Tom…