Davenport v. Grundy Motor Sales Co.

These actions grew out of the following facts: The plaintiff, Davenport, who was the owner of an automobile, sold the same under a lease or conditional sale contract to one Seymour who agreed to pay for the same in installments, the title thereto meanwhile to remain in plaintiff until the stipulated price was fully paid. Seymour, having possession of the car under and by virtue of this contract, left it with The Grundy Motor Sales Company, which, at his request, made repairs thereon amounting in value to $236.85, for which it claimed a lien under section 3051 of the Civil Code, which provides…