Grusin v. Stutz Motor Car Co. of America

The appellant brought an action to recover an automobile alleged to have been unlawfully detained by the appellee. The appellee, in addition to a general denial, filed an answer and a cross-complaint admitting the allegations of the complaint to the effect that the appellant had sold the automobile in question to one Penova, who had executed a mortgage thereon to appellant, but that Penova had retained possession of said property, and alleging further that Penova had employed appellee to make, and it had made, valuable and necessary repairs, and that it asserted and held a lien on said…