Furr's Supermarkets, Inc. v. Bethune

joined by Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justices HECHT, OWEN and JFFFERSON.

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 that is “to be stated on the record.”2 Furr’s asserts that the “good cause” the trial court stated on the record was not good cause as a matter of law, and therefore, the trial court abused its discretion. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s…