Lyda Swinerton Builders, Inc. v. Cathay Bank

Affirmed in Part and Reversed and Remanded in Part and Majority and Dissenting Opinions filed August 13, 2013. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-12-00163-CV LYDA SWINERTON BUILDERS, INC, Appellant V. CATHAY BANK, Appellee On Appeal from the 113th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2008-64001A MAJORITY OPINION This lien priority case comes to us on appeal from the trial court’s rulings on cross-motions for final summary judgment. The appeal presents two issues involving two special types of real property liens. We first address the scope of a builder’s release of…