General Electric Capital Auto Lease v. Violante

In this case, a garage keeper who towed and stored a leased vehicle at the request of the lessee seeks to recover payment from the lessor for the value of those services by enforcing a lien against the vehicle pursuant to the Garage Keeper’s Lien Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:44-20 to -31(Act). That statute entitles a garage keeper to secure payment for storage, maintenance, repairs, and *28other services performed “at the request or with the consent of the owner or his representative” by imposing a lien on the motor vehicle serviced. N.J.S.A. 2A:44-21. The lessor challenged the garage keeper’s right to a…