In Summers Group v. Tempe Mechanical, Summers (Rexel) sold electrical materials used in a construction project that went into bankruptcy. In the litigation to determine where various claimants stood in their efforts to collect, the appears court held that because Summers was the first lienholder to file a claim, it stood first to collect.

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In the case of Summers Group v. Tempe Mechanical, the court's decision on who stood first to collect was not based solely on the order of filing the claim. The priority of claims in such cases typically depends on a variety of factors, including the type of lien, the timing of when services or materials were provided, and specific state lien laws, rather than just the order of filing.

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