Furr's Supermarkets, Inc. v. Bethune

53 S.W.3d 375 (2001)

FURR'S SUPERMARKETS, INC., Petitioner,

v.

Marthana BETHUNE, Respondent.

No. 00-0846.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Submitted April 18, 2001.

Decided June 28, 2001.

Mark C. Walker, Steven L. Hughes, Mounce Green Myers Safi & Galatzan, El Paso, petitioner.

Dennis L. Richard, Richard Cobb & Hall, El Paso, for respondent.

In this case the trial court did not assess court costs against Marthana Bethune, the losing party, and for Furr's, the prevailing party, as Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 131 requires.[1] The trial court relied on Rule 141, which permits a "good cause" exception to Rule 131…