Central GMC, Inc. v. Helms

SMITH, Judge.

We shall here hold that appellant, Central GMC, Inc., did not hold a garageman’s lien on a garbage truck at the time it made sale of that truck under its purported lien. Hence, the trial judge properly entered judgment for appellee, Roy S. Helms, on his suit against Central for conversion of his truck.

I

The facts are basically undisputed. In September 1978 Helms entered into a contract to purchase a used Kenworth garbage truck from Sanitation Specialists Company, Inc. The purchase price was $15,000. This sum was paid by Helms in September or October 1978. 1 At the time of the…