New AAA Apartment Plumbers, Inc. v. DPMC-Briarcliff, L.P.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice GARZA.

Appellant, the New AAA Apartment Plumbers, Inc., d/b/a AAA Plumbers, appeals from a take-nothing judgment granted to appellee, DPMC-Briarcliff, L.P., in a suit to foreclose a mechanics’ lien. Because the lien was perfected, we conclude that the trial court erred in rendering the take-nothing judgment. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Background

AAA Plumbers sought to perfect and foreclose a mechanics’ lien for approximately $35,000 owed for sewer repairs. The claim for payment…