Koontz v. U. S. Home Corp.

JUNELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a take-nothing judgment rendered following a non-jury trial of a suit brought by three sub-contractors on a construction project against U.S. Home Corporation, the property owner, and its surety on a bond for release of liens. We affirm.

The appellants attempted to perfect liens under the provisions of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 5452, et seq. (Vernon Supp.1980). Appellants concede that they did not give the notices called for by article 5469, which requires the owner to retain 10% of the contract price for 30 days after completion of the work. The rights…