Legal Opinion
Amtech Lighting Services Co. v. Payless Cashways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2000No. 99-1718PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel 1 determined that Amtech Lighting Services Company (Amtech) was not entitled to a mechanic’s lien under Texas law. Amtech appeals, and we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Payless Cashways (Payless) is a retailer of home improvement items. Before it filed for bankruptcy, it had stores in twenty states. Amtech designs, builds, and maintains internal and external lighting systems for businesses.
In April 1995, Payless contracted with Amtech to retrofit and relamp ceiling-mounted lighting fixtures at 164 Payless stores. The contract also called for Am-tech to…
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- Hamilton v. Texas Oil & Gas Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1982
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- Grease Monkey International, Inc. v. GodatMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re: Payless Cashways, Doing Business as Payless Cashways, Doing Business as Furrow, Doing Business as Lumberjack, Doing Business as Hugh M. Woods, Doing Business as Somerville Lumber, Doing Business as Knox Lumber, Inc., Debtor, Amtech Lighting Services Company v. Payless Cashways, Inc., International Association of Lighting Management Companies, Amicus on Behalf OfCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000