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Sutton v. Estate of McCormick

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided May 10, 2001No. 13-99-623-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

This is an appeal of a take-nothing judgment entered after a jury verdict in a legal malpractice case. Joseph Sutton sued attorney A.F. McCormick for legal malpractice, claiming that McCormick was negligent in preparing certain legal documents related to a transaction between Sutton and Texas Ostrich Company. Sutton claims that the loan documents prepared by McCormick contained a usurious rate of interest, and as a result, Sutton was sued on the note and ultimately lost money. Attorney McCormick died while the suit was pending, and his estate was substituted for him as…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Maritime Overseas Corp. v. EllisTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Richey v. Brookshire Grocery Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Ellis County State Bank v. KeeverTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Gunn Infiniti, Inc. v. O'BYRNETexas Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Tanox, Inc. v. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  2. ABB Kraftwerke Aktiengesellschaft v. Brownsville Barge & Crane, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
  3. State v. DeAngelis, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
  4. State v. Martinez, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
  5. United States v. EnerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003

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