Kagan-Edelman Enterprises v. Bond

James C. Bond and Gateway Lumber Co., Inc. sued Kagan-Edelman Capital Fund Series VII, Ltd., a limited partnership, and its two general partners to determine the validity of liens for improvements to a shopping center owned by the limited partnership. Bond and Gateway also sued Kagan-Edelman Enterprises, which owned no interest in the shopping center or the limited partnership. At the conclusion of a bench trial, the trial court rendered judgment against Bond and Gateway with regard to the liens, declaring them invalid, and accordingly rendered a take-nothing judgment in favor of the limited…