FRANCIS v. STERLING

No. 12-00-00217-CV.

45 S.W.3d 194 (2001)

Leroy FRANCIS, Sr., Individually and as a Shareholder of Sterling Funeral Directors, Inc., Appellant, v. Gregory S. STERLING and Sterling Funeral Directors, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

February 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Nathan Wright, Dallas, for Appellant.

Bennett White, for Appellee.

Panel consisted of WORTHEN, J., and GRIFFITH, J.


WORTHEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a post-judgment order granting the motion of Appellee, Sterling Funeral Directors, Inc. ("corporation"), to cancel a lis pendens filed by Appellant, Leroy Francis ("Francis"). In two issues, Francis contends that the lis pendens was filed pursuant to section 12.007(a) of the Texas Property Code and that the trial court abused its discretion in canceling it. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

In 1998, Francis, as...

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