Legal Opinion
Guy B. Howerton and Linda M. Howerton v. Designer Homes by Georges, Inc., the Resolution Trust Corporation, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1992No. 91-2174PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
The Resolution Trust Corporation appeals a judgment reducing a lien to zero and ordering it to satisfy outstanding mate-rialmen and mechanics liens on land owned by Guy B. and Linda M. Howerton. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.
Background
The Howertons owned a subdivision lot free of encumbrances in 1987 when they contracted with Designer Homes by Georges, Inc. for the construction of a home. They then executed a Mechanic’s Lien Contract and a Mechanic’s Lien Note in the amount of $173,000 payable to Designer Homes, secured by the subdivision lot. Designer Homes…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harold v. Beighley v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Marcelino Roldan FonsecaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Bernstein Seawell & Kove v. W.E. Bosarge, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Gogolin & Stelter, Cross-Appellant v. Karn's Auto Imports, Inc., First City Bank, Bellaire, N.A., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Trigo v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Fdic)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Resolution Trust Corp. v. NernbergCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Home Capital Collateral, Inc. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Fiberlok, Inc., Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. Lms Enterprises, Inc., Counter-Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Endeavour GP, LLC v. Endeavour Highrise, L.P. (In Re Endeavour Highrise, L.P.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2010
- Williams v. Fab-Con, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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