Legal Opinion
DeMarsh v. Landreth
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 24, 1976No. 2046PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
This case presents the issue of the constitutionality of the garageman’s lien statute. Section 61-3-1, N.M.S.A.1953 (2d Repl. Vol. 9).
The plaintiff brought his car to the defendant’s shop with instructions that the defendant install a new engine in the. car. The agreed price was $364.00. The defendant installed the intake manifold from the old engine on the replacement engine. When the replacement engine was started broken pieces of piston were sucked into the engine, damaging it. At the additional cost of about $100 the defendant repaired the damage caused the engine.
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