Bob Ryan Leasing v. Sampair

Gerald Sampair, a garage keeper, appeals a summary judgment granting the return of a leased car to its owner, Bob Ryan Leasing. Bass Lake Cheese Factory leased the car from Bob Ryan Leasing, stored it with Sampair without the knowledge or consent of Bob Ryan Leasing, and failed to pay the storage charges. Because sec. 779.43(3), Stats., 1 does not impose a garage keeper’s lien against an owner where the storage occurs without the owner’s consent, we affirm.

We review the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment by applying the sec. 802.08, Stats., standards in the same manner as the circuit…