As Hogs & Heifers Saloon fights to secure its fate on Third Street, attorneys for Downtown Grand have accused the bar’s owner of orchestrating the lawsuit to get out of her lease.

“It’s about a setup, to get a buyout, to get out,” Adam Bult said in closing arguments Wednesday in the civil trial.

During the trial, which started May 10, witnesses from both sides testified before District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez.

The civil case pits the saloon’s owner, Michelle Dell, against her landlord, Downtown Grand, which transformed Lady Luck and opened under the new name in 2013.

The bar sued Downtown Grand and its business entities in 2019.