Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit v. Greenwade

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The question before us is one of priority of liens. The judgment below held that the mechanic’s ■ lien of Woodrow Greenwade for repairs made upon an automobile, in the amount of approximately $1,200, was superior to the chattel mortgage claim of the Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit. The bank has moved for an appeal.

One Alex Allen, then a resident of Michigan, mortgaged his automobile to the Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit. The mortgage was recorded in Michigan. Some four months later, Allen came to Kentucky, and thereafter he mailed to the bank three monthly…