Bokker v. Hill

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant David Bokker d/b/a Bokker’s Used Cars appeals a judgment in favor of appellee Roy Peterson d/b/a Peterson Glass Company relating to the priority between his vendor’s lien on a motor vehicle and Peterson’s mechanic’s lien on the same vehicle. The issue concerns statutory interpretation and, specifically, the effect of Act 737 of 1991, now codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-903(c)(l) (Repl. 1994), on lien priorities. We agree with the trial judge that Bokker failed to satisfy the requirements of the applicable lien-priority statute (Ark. Code Ann. §…