Cases Handled
The West Short & Howell team has handled a wide array of cases. Here are some of the most impactful. Take a look at some of our past Appellate Cases, Jury Trials, Bench Trials and more below.
The West Short & Howell team has handled a wide array of cases. Here are some of the most impactful. Take a look at some of our past Appellate Cases, Jury Trials, Bench Trials and more below.
Appellate cases are cases that are heard by an appellate court, which reviews the decisions of a lower court, or trial court, to ensure that the proceedings were fair and that the law was applied properly.
Maddison Dual Fuels, Inc. v. Southern Union Co., 944 S.W.2d 735 (Tex.App. – Corpus Christi 1997, no writ)
Patton v. Teets, 2000 WL 45650, 2000 Tex.App.LEXIS 454 (Tex.App.– Austin 2000, pet. denied)
Tempay, Inc. v. TNT Concrete & Construction, Inc., 37 S.W.3d 517 (Tex.App.– Austin 2001, pet. denied)
Joseph v. Holiday et al., 263 F.3d 163 (5th Cir. 2001), cert. denied, 122 S.Ct. 655 (2001)
Hagerman v. Walburg State Bank, 2002 WL 121938, 2002 Tex.App.LEXIS 656 (Tex.App.– Austin 2002, no writ).
Schulze v. CAP Collection JV7, 2004 WL 2108730, 2004 Tex.App.LEXIS 8454 (Tex.App.– Austin 2004, writ dism’d w.o.j)
Tapps, LLC v. Nunez Co., 368 B.R. 575 (W.D.Tex. 2005), aff’d, 195 Fed.Appx. 200 (5th Cir. 2006), cert. denied.
Hunt v. Yepez, 2005 WL 2043897, 2005 Tex.App.LEXIS 6964 (Tex.App.– Austin 2005, no writ)
Hagerman v. Wells Fargo, 2006 WL 2448598, 2006 Tex.App.LEXIS 7559 (Tex.App.– Austin 2006, no writ)
D.C. Randall M. Schulze v. CAP Collection JV7 et al.; Civil Action No. SA-05-CA-0971-WWJ (Mem.Op. Filed August 1, 2007), aff’d 280 Fed.Appx. 362 (5th Cir. 2008).
Wissen v. Aguado Stone, Inc., Case No. A-07-CA-506-LY (Mem.Op. Filed March 11, 2008).
CA Partners v. Marshall Spears and CitiFinancial, Inc., 274 S.W.3d 51 (Tex.App. –Houston [14th Dist.] 2008, pet. denied).
Fowler v. Epps, 2010 Tex.App. LEXIS 1027 (Tex.App.—Austin 2010), writ granted, No. 10-0283 (Tex. 2011).
Epps v. Fowler, 351 S.W.3d 862 (Tex. 2011).
TimeGate Studios, Inc. v. SouthPeak Interactive, LLC et al., Case No. 12-20256 (5th Circuit, April 9, 2013).
LesPere v. Gruter et al.; Cause No. 95-01385, 250th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered 2/14/1996).
Spohn v. Miller; Cause No. 26,271, 20th Judicial District Court, Milam County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered January 4, 2000).
Elliott Zimmer & Michelle Chase Zimmer v. Sam L. Pfiester, Small Claims Court Precinct 3, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered Sept. 21, 2001).
Thomas J. Galland v. David L. Winn & AMT Solutions, Inc.; Cause No. 01-210-C368; 368th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered Nov. 21, 2002).
Randall Welch v. Don Hewlett Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Buick, Inc., Cause No. 02-0075-CC2, County Court at Law No. 2, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered April 7, 2003).
Lone Star Masonry v. Bruce Davidson, Cause No. 8604, 33rd Judicial District Court, San Saba County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered May 19, 2008).
Steven Ross Construction Co. v. Janet Wiebe, Cause No. SC-98-122, Small Claims Court, Precinct 3, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment entered Nov. 12, 1998).
Clark Grigsby v. Scott’s Auto Haus, Cause No. 03-1065-CC1, County Court at Law, Williamson County, Texas (Order entered May 27, 2004).
David Yepez v. Robert Hunt, Cause No. C-1-CV-03-273514, County Court at Law No. 1, Travis County, Texas (Final Judgment entered Sept. 15, 2006).
Kitty Voorhis v. James Bracamontez and Deleise Bracamontez, Cause No. 06-373-C26, In the 26th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment entered Oct. 10, 2006).
CA Partners v. Marshall Spears & CitiFinancial, Inc., Cause No. 06-CV-0547, 212th Judicial District Court, Galveston County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered Dec. 28, 2006).
Bruce Fowler & Stephanie Fowler v. Christopher Epps & Laura Epps, Cause No. 06-1259-CC4, County Court at Law No. 4, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered Oct. 8, 2007).
George Carroll and Diversified Elec. Svc., Inc. v. Mesa Rosa, Inc., Cause No. SC2007-085; In the Small Claims Court, Precinct 3, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment entered Mar. 11, 2008)
Aguado Stone, Inc. v. Wissen, Case No. 06-1032-FM, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas (Final Judgment rendered Mar. 11, 2008).
Maylord Corp. v. Wilbert Hart, Cause No. 210180, Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered Mar. 21, 2008).
Bouffard Transfer, Inc. v. Lizabeth Ann Franklin, Cause No. SC2008-016, Small Claims Court, Precinct 3, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment entered Sept. 3, 2008).
Palisades Collection, LLC v. Albert Kirchner, Cause No. C2008-146, Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment entered Sept. 30, 2008).
James Thomas Honea v. Jake Young, Michael Winot and Austin Mac Haik Ford Lincoln Mercury, Ltd., Cause No. 3SC-11-0099, Small Claims Court, Precinct 3, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered March 13, 2012).
Precision Geothermal Drilling, LLC v. 21st Century Holdings, Inc. dba American Geothermal Systems, Inc., Cause No. 117,858, In the Small Claims Court, Precinct 2, Travis County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered June 6, 2012)
John Michael v. Danny Sinclair and Purple Martin Propagators, Cause No. 117,222, In the Small Claims Court, Precinct 2, Travis County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered August 22, 2012).
Equity Secured Capital, LP v. Robert E. Tesch, Cause No. D-1-GN-12-000105, In the 419th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas (Trial held March 8, 2013).
Teets & Burroff v. Patton, Driver & Von Kreisler & Swanson, PC; Cause No. 97-226-C277, 277th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered Sept. 21, 1998).
Tempay, Inc. v. TNT Concrete & Construction, Inc., Cause No. 99-01629, 353rd Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered Nov. 5, 1999).
Lesroy Joseph v. Roy Holliday & Chris Herndon, Case No. A-99-CA-344-SS, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Final Judgment rendered Sept. 29, 2000).
Carol Hagerman v. Walburg State Bank et al., Cause No. 99-634-C368, 368th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered Oct. 17, 2001).
Saratoga Holdings I, Inc., et al v. Randall B. Johnson et al., Cause No. 00-310-C368; 368th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered March 7, 2003).
Todd Frank v. Peter Schmitz and AAA Champion Fitness, Inc., Cause No. 02-053-C26; 26th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment rendered Jan. 5, 2004).
Randall M. Schulze, DC v. CAP Collection JV7 et al., Adv. No. 05-05053-RBK, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division (Final Judgment entered July 24, 2005).
Mac Haik Ford Lincoln Mercury v. Ronnie Stevens, Cause No. 06-1319-CC4, County Court at Law No. 4, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment entered August 9, 2007).
Gerald Hamar v. e-MDs, Inc., Cause No. 09-665-26, 26th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment entered September 14, 2010).
MT Falkin Investments, LLC v. Chisholm Trail Elks Lodge No. 2659 and the Georgetown Livestock Booster Club, Cause No. 11-642-C368, 368th Judicial Distric Court, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment entered December 1, 2011)
Jeremy McClintock v. JasPas Properties, LLC, Patti Smith and Jim Smith, Cause No. 11-963-C26, 26th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas (Final judgment entered March 19, 2012).
The Debt Registry, Inc. v. Dennis C. Moroney; Cause No. GN-201777, 126th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas (Final Judgment confirming award rendered Sept. 5, 2002).
Jeffrey and Margaret Rhein v. Jack Johnson dba Johnson Construction, Cause No. 265103, County Court at Law No. 2, Travis County, Texas (Final Judgment confirming award rendered Dec. 12, 2002).
Anthony Romano v. Christian Beltran, Cause No. D-1-GN-04-002534, 250th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas (Final Judgment arising from proceeding entered April 3, 2009).
Raymond T. Durham, DC & Christine Durham v. David B. Stuetelberg, DC, Cause No. 09-0735-CC4, County Court at Law No. 4, Williamson County, Texas (Final Judgment confirming award entered August 6, 2009).
TimeGate Studios, Inc. v. SouthPeak Interactive, LLC et al., Civil Action No. 4:09-CV-3958; United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (Final Judgment confirming award entered April 9, 2013).
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