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STATE v. HIGHLAND HOMES, LTD.

No. 08-10-00215-CV.

417 S.W.3d 478 (2012)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. HIGHLAND HOMES, LTD., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

June 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Hughes, Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General's Office, Austin, TX, for Appellant.

Marcy Hogan Greer, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Austin, TX, John W. Weber, Fulbright and Jaworski, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee.

Before McCLURE, C.J., RIVERA, and ANTCLIFF, JJ.

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice.

After the trial court approved a class action settlement agreement between Benny & Benny Construction Co. and Highland Homes, Ltd., the State intervened complaining that the distribution of funds violated the unclaimed property provision of the Texas Property Code. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.

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