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· 12/20/1978

Diversified Mortgage Investors v. Lloyd D. Blaylock General Contractor, Inc.

Citations

  • 576 S.W.2d 794
  • 22 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 146
  • 1978 Tex. LEXIS 369

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that a mechanic’s and materialman’s lien attaches to the interest of the person contracting for construction and if a lessee contracts for construction, the mechanic’s lien attaches only to the leasehold interest, not to the fee interest of the lessor
  • stating that a mechanic’s and materialman’s lien attaches to the interest of the person contracting for construction and if a lessee contracts for construction, the mechanic’s lien attaches only to the leasehold interest, not to the fee interest of the lessor
  • applying doctrine of equitable subrogation where holder of vendor’s Men executed release of Men during closing of transaction
  • stating that a mechanic = s and materialman = s lien attaches to the interest of the person contracting for construction and if a lessee contracts for construction, the mechanic = s lien attaches only to the leasehold interest, not to the fee interest of the lessor
  • ―[T]he foreclosure sale of the senior lien extinguishe[s] the junior lien.‖
  • “[T]he foreclosure sale of the senior lien extinguishe[s] the junior lien.”

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Judges: Sam D. Johnson

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