Bank Repossessions v. Mobile America Corp.

Ness, Justice:

The appellant, Mobile America Corporation was the owner of nine mobile homes which were attached on May 19, 1975 by the Sheriff of Lexington County under a writ of attachment. The mobile homes were stored at a commercial mobile home dealership lot operated by Esquire Mobile Homes, Inc. because Lexington County does not have county owned facilities for storage of attached automobiles, trucks and mobile homes.

The record reveals that Esquire Mobile Homes accepted attached property from the Sheriff with the understanding that the charges for storage, care and insurance would be at…