Stringer v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Stringer v. Cendant Mortgage Corp., 229 F.3d 466 (5th Cir. 2000)
2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 23837; 2000 WL 1425121
Stringer v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.
Opinion
On December 22, 1999, we certified the controlling question in this case to the Texas Supreme Court. 199 F.3d 190 (5th Cir. 1999). The question certified was:
Under the Texas Constitution, may a home equity lender require the borrower to pay off third-party debt that is not secured by the homestead with the proceeds of the loan?
The Texas Supreme Court answered the question in the affirmative in a unanimous opinion filed June 8, 2000, in turn filed *467 with this court on June 12, 2000. The Texas Supreme Court by order of August 24, 2000, denied a motion for rehearing. That order was filed in this court on August 28, 2000. The posed question having been answered by a final decision of the Texas Supreme Court, the judgment of the United States District Court dismissing the case is AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Joe R. STRINGER; Desiree H. Stringer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Doing Business as PHH Mortgage Services Corporation, Defendant-Appellee
- Cited By
- 1 case
- Status
- Published