Windmill Dinner Theatre of Dallas, Inc. v. Hagler

STOREY, Justice.

This is a suit for foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien upon removable fixtures which were incorporated into a construction project. Judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff, Hagler, who was the general contractor; and the defendant Windmill Dinner Theatre of Dallas, Inc., the owner of the property, appeals from that judgment. The controlling factor in this case is the legal effect of a judgment in a prior case, involving the same project, which held that Hagler’s lien was inferior to a deed of trust lien held by Continental National Bank of Fort Worth. We conclude that the…