Associates Financial Services Co. v. O'Dell

HESTER, Judge:

This appeal raises the question of whether a garagekeeper has a common law possessory lien on a motor vehicle for costs of towing and storage as against the assignee of an installment sales contract on the vehicle. In the circumstances presented, we hold no such lien exists.

On March 25, 1975, appellees William F. and Mary E. O’Dell purchased a Kenworth tractor from Anderson Sales Service, Inc. of Butler County, Pennsylvania. The Installment Sales Contract and Security Agreement were assigned to appellant, Associates Financial Services Company, Inc., (Associates). In early…