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LYDA SWINERTON BLDRS., INC. v. CATHAY BANK

No. 14-12-00163-CV.

409 S.W.3d 221 (2013)

LYDA SWINERTON BUILDERS, INC, Appellant v. CATHAY BANK, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

August 13, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Todd Golz , Houston, for Appellant.

Paul J. McConnell, III , Ben A. Baring, Jr. , Vijay Arthur D'Cruz , Houston, Barbara M. Ellis , Austin, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Brown and Busby.

MAJORITY OPINION

J. BRETT BUSBY, Justice.

This lien priority case comes to us on appeal from the trial court's rulings on cross-motions for final summary judgment. The appeal presents two issues involving two special types of real property liens.

We first address the scope of a builder's release of its mechanic's lien. See generally Tex. Prop.Code Ann. Ch. 53 (West 2007 & Supp.2012). We conclude that the release at issue here did exactly...

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