Tanguy v. Laux

In this interlocutory appeal, appellant, Philippe Tanguy, appeals from the trial courts order granting a temporary injunction on behalf of appellee, David Laux. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(4) (Vernon Supp. 2007). Laux filed suit against Tanguy asserting that a judgment debtor of Lauxs, Richard Davis, had violated the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act by transferring a 1986 Twin Otter aircraft to Tanguy. The trial court issued a temporary injunction prohibiting Tanguy from "selling, encumbering, transferring and/or relocating from the county" the aircraft. In four issues, Tanguy asserts that (1) the temporary injunction order is void on its face; (2) Laux had no present right of recovery because he did not have a lien on his judgment debtors personal property; (3) Laux was not entitled to injunctive relief because he did not record his alleged judgment lien in the records of the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") registry for aircraft; and (4) Laux had no greater right in the aircraft than his alleged judgment debtor. We conclude that the temporary injunction is not void and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in issuing a temporary injunction. We therefore affirm.