SPRADLIN v. JIM WALTER HOMES, INC.

No. 00-0141.

34 S.W.3d 578 (2000)

William L. SPRADLIN, Petitioner, v. JIM WALTER HOMES, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided December 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackie L. Williamson, Law Office of Jackie L. Williamson, Gonzales, for petitioner.

Larry G. Hyden, Jordan, Hyden Womble & Culbreth, Corpus Christi, Nissa Mykleby, Wallace B. Jefferson, Crofts Callaway & Jefferson, San Antonio, for respondent.


Justice ABBOTT delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we construe recent revisions to the Texas Constitution's homestead provisions. Jim Walter Homes (JWH) contracted with William Spradlin to build a home for him and secured a lien on Spradlin's homestead. Spradlin sought invalidation of the lien, claiming that it did not comply with the procedural protections of subparts (A) through (D) of Texas Constitution Article XVI, Section 50(a)(5). In

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