Reliance National Indemnity Co. v. Advanced Temporaries

In this case, we decide whether a temporary employment agency, which places workers at a construction project under a contract with a subcontractor, "furnishes labor" within the meaning of Chapter 53 of the Texas Property Code, thus qualifying for a mechanics lien. The trial court denied the temporary agencys lien, concluding that it had not "furnish[ed] labor" within the statutes meaning. See TEX. PROP. CODE§ 53.021 The court of appeals, however, reversed the trial courts judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings. 165 S.W.3d 1. Although we do not agree with the court of appeals analysis in all respects, we do agree that the temporary employment agency furnished labor within the statutes meaning and therefore affirm.