CainRash Architectural Group, Inc. v. Premier Hotel Development Group (In re Premier Hotel Development Group)

MEMORANDUM

MARCIA PHILLIPS PARSONS, Bankruptcy Judge.

In this adversary proceeding, the plaintiff, CainRash Architectural Group, Inc. (“CainRash”), seeks to enforce its architectural lien against property of the estate and a determination that its lien is superi- or to the mortgage held by First Tennessee Bank National Association (“First Tennessee”). Presently before the court is First Tennessee’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr.P. 7012(b). At issue is the construction of Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-ll-102(e), the statute which grants an architect a lien for architectural services. The…