FIRST NAT. BANK OF EL CAMPO, TEXAS v. Buss

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CASTILLO.

Appellant First National Bank of El Campo, Texas (“FNB”) appeals a summary judgment in favor of appellees Michael Buss, Tiffany Riha, Anthony Ott, and Faltisek Paving, Inc. (collectively, the “Buyers”). By a single issue, FNB asserts that an automobile dealer’s sale of inventory vehicles to the Buyers did not cut off its perfected lien on the inventory. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Greg Dota, d/b/a Greg’s Auto Sales (“Dota”), is a used car dealer. On December 31, 1999, FNB renewed an existing floor-plan loan agreement with Dota to finance his inventory. Dota signed…