Legal Opinion

Farah v. Mafrige & Kormanik, P.C.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 6, 1996No. 01-95-00027-CVPublishedCited by 175 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

O’CONNOR, Justice.

This is an appeal from a take-nothing summary judgment rendered against the appellant, F.G. Farah, in a legal malpractice action arising out of a lender liability lawsuit against three First City banks (collectively, the “First City entities”). We reverse in part and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The Underlying Litigation

Farah is a homebuilder who financed his business between 1963 and 1984 with loans from two related Houston banks: First City *669National Bank of Houston, a/k/a First City-Downtown (FCD); and First City-West-heimer (FCW).…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. McConnell v. Southside Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Cathey v. BoothTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  5. T.O. Stanley Boot Co. v. Bank of El PasoTexas Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by175 opinions

  1. Seagull Energy E & P, Inc. v. Eland Energy, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Lampasas v. Spring Center, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  3. Apex Towing Co. v. TolinTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Bank One, Texas, N.A. v. Stewart, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
  5. Greathouse v. McConnell, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998

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