Legal Opinion

Claflin v. Hillock Homes, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 12, 1983No. 13760PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s judgment, based upon the jury’s verdict, which granted appellee, as builder and seller of a residence, specific performance of a real estate contract. The judgment also awarded appellee attorney’s fees and recovery for money spent in paying interest on its interim building loan.

Appellant, by numerous points of error, challenges the trial court’s (1) granting of specific performance, (2) refusal to rule that appellee’s continued efforts to market the property after appellant’s default constituted a waiver of the contractual…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Estate of Griffin v. SumnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Kress v. SoulesTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Bennett v. CopelandTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Ratcliffe v. MahresCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  5. Foust v. HansonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Scott v. Sebree, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
  2. Goldman, Mark & Caroline v. Olmstead, Jeffrey & Summer, Sandra Hewett, NRT Texas, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013
  3. In the Matter of Janis A. Claflin, A/K/A Janis Armstrong, Debtor. Hillock Homes, Inc. v. Janis A. Claflin, A/K/A Janis ArmstrongCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Heritage Housing Corp. v. Ferguson, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
  5. Baerg Real Prop. Trust v. Garland Solution, LLC (In re Baerg Real Prop. Trust)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2018

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