First National Bank in Graham v. Sledge

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a lien was not perfected where invoices were not attached and notices did not contain statutory notice that “he might be held personally liable and his property subjected to a lien.”
• holding the statutory warning required by an earlier version of the fund-trapping statute is a condition precedent without which a lien cannot be imposed
• stating that we must liberally construe Chapter 53 “for the purpose of protecting laborers and materialmen”
• holding that lien was perfected despite fact that owner was sent only one copy of lien affidavit rather than two copies as required by statute, noting that \we see no harm in failing to provide the owner an extra copy\ because general contractor was in bankruptcy
• holding that lien was perfected despite fact that owner was sent only one copy of lien affidavit rather than two copies as required by statute, noting that “we see no harm in failing to provide the owner 6 an extra copy” because general contractor was in bankruptcy
• holding \the method of delivery is immaterial\ whenever \notice is actually received\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).