Checkered Flag Motor Car Company v. Grulke

Checkered Flag Motor Car Company, Inc., the plaintiff, instituted an action in detinue against Ivan L. Grulke, trading as Ivan’s Body Shop, the defendant, seeking to recover possession of a 1966 MG Midget automobile. The plaintiff alleged that it was owed $1846.75 under a defaulted conditional sales contract on the vehicle, that it had a lien on the title thereto, and that the vehicle had been placed by the contract purchaser with the defendant for repair. The defendant filed grounds of defense asserting that he was entitled to a lien against the vehicle for storage. He later filed a pleading…