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Appendix 000469 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the June 19, 2015, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served upon all counsel of record as follows:
(a) by delivery in person; (b) by agent or courier receipted delivery; (c) by certified mail, return receipt requested; (d) by telephonic document transfer; X (e) by email.
C. Jason Fenton Underwood Law Firm PO Box 9158 Amarillo TX 79105-9158
Frederic M. Wolfram
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Appendix 000470 Frederic M. Wolfram
From: Judge Dan Schaap Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 3:09 PM To: ; Mr. Jason Fenton () Subject: M/Remove Lien - 102,171-A Make Ready Contractors vs. ASAP Air
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T hankyou foryourefforts. Inm y m indS ection53.026'suseofthephrases" personw ho labors,[etc.]" ," anotherperson" and" otherperson" inrelationtoow nerisnotsoclearasto yieldacleandividebetw eenAS AP Airandthe" ow ners" andthevarious" persons" contem plated by thestatute. P laintiffw ouldcreateabrightlinew herethelegislatureplainly seekstoblurthelinesandlim ittheconsequencestothe" personw holabors,[etc.]" pursuant toagreem entsm adew ithentitiesw ithintheboundariesofthelaw fulcorporatelayering undertakenby M r.R ogerstonodoubtlim ithislegalliabilitiesinothercontexts.
W hilecertainly thelanguageusedinastatuteisthestartingpointinstatutory interpretation, Governm entCode§ 311.023 counselsthatinconstruingastatute,w hetherornotthestatute isconsideredam biguousonitsface,acourtm ay considersuchthingsastheobjectsoughtto beattained,thecircum stancesunderw hichthestatutew asenactedandconsequencesofa particularconstruction. T heconsequenceofacceptingtheinterpretationofS ection53.026 offeredby P laintiffistofinditsapparentobjectiveeffectively circum vented by sim ply adding m orelayerstothem ix ontheow nersideoftheequation;aresulttheCourtisnotinclinedto endorse.
T heCourtisnototherw iseconvincedthatunderthecircum stancesreflectedby thestipulation offactsenteredby theparties,theM otiontoR em oveL iensshouldbegranted.
Accordingly,M r.FentonisinstructedtoprepareandappropriateO rderdenyingthem otion andshallsubm itittotheCourtby reply em ailafterfirsttenderingittocounselforP laintifffor hisreview .
JudgeS chaap.
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Filed Caroline Woodburn District Clerk 6/19/2015 1:38:48 PM Potter County, Texas Appendix By ________ Deputy000472 Appendix 000473 Texas Property Code: § 53.026
(a) A person who labors, specially fabricates materials, or furnishes labor or materials under a direct
contractual relationship with another person is considered to be in direct contractual relationship with
the owner and has a lien as an original contractor, if:
(1) the owner contracted with the other person for the construction or repair of a house,
building, or improvements and the owner can effectively control that person through
ownership of voting stock, interlocking directorships, or otherwise;
(2) the owner contracted with the other person for the construction or repair of a house,
building, or improvements and that other person can effectively control the owner through
ownership of voting stock, interlocking directorships, or otherwise; or
(3) the owner contracted with the other person for the construction or repair of a house,
building, or improvements and the contract was made without good faith intention of the
parties that the other person was to perform the contract.
(b) In this section, "owner" does