Stern v. Payne

This was a replevin suit. The plaintiffs, being owners in Pennsylvania of a motor vehicle, on June 10th, 1921, made a contract in that state with J ames Payne and William H. Eoy, which is framed as a contract of lease. Payne and Eoy brought the car into the State-of New Jersey and stored it in Atlantic City, pursuant to the requirements of a clause in the lease, at the garage of Tabbs Brothers, where a storage bill of some $21.75 was incurred, and this not being paid, Tabbs Brothers resorted to -the procedure prescribed in the Garage Keepers’ Lien act of 1915 and supplements (Pamph. L., p.…