Public Loan Corp. v. Bodwell-Leighton Co.

On exceptions to decision of a single justice who found for the defendant in a jury waived case. The action was replevin for an automobile by the holder of a duly recorded mortgage against a garage proprietor which sought to justify retention of possession on two liens, viz.: a common law lien for repairs and a statutory lien for storage (R. S., c. 164, § 61). The repairs were performed and the storage undertaken without the knowledge of the plaintiff and at the instance of the mortgagor in possession after default. Neither the bill of exceptions nor the record shows upon what grounds the…