Gulf Coast State Bank v. Nelms

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

The bank has a perfected security interest in an automobile, and a mechanic later performs substantial repairs on the car. Neither the bank nor the mechanic has been paid. The sole question presented is whether an artisan, claiming a lien on an automobile in his possession under Articles 5503 and 5506,1 is entitled to priority over a prior secured party who has perfected his security interest on the vehicle’s certificate of title. We hold that under the Texas Business and Commerce Code the mechanic’s lien is entitled to priority.

*868On April 29, 1971, Elmo Nelms purchased…