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- Title: Gulf Coast Investment Corporation v. Charles A. Brown and Brown & Shapiro
- Author : Supreme Court of Texas No. D-1518
- Release Date : January 04, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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Per Curiam We consider whether the tolling rule announced in Hughes v. Mahaney & Higgins, 821 S.W.2d 154 (Tex. 1991)
and Aduddell v. Parkhill, 821 S.W.2d 158 (Tex. 1991), applies when an attorney's malpractice results in a wrongful foreclosure
action by a third-party against a client. We hold that it does. Gulf Coast Investment Corporation (GCIC) hired Brown & Shapiro (Brown) to conduct a non-judicial foreclosure sale of
real property owned by Thomas and Darlene Smith (Smiths). On June 2, 1987, the sale was held. On August 1, 1987, an attorney
for the Smiths informed GCIC that the sale was invalid due to improper notice. The Smiths filed a wrongful foreclosure action
against GCIC on September 30, 1987. GCIC hired a new attorney and, on October 22, 1987, filed an answer. On May 12, 1989,
judgment was rendered against GCIC. Shortly thereafter, Smith and GCIC entered into a settlement agreement.