Hiltz v. Gould

The question here is whether it could be found that the defendant Gould in the trover action had a common-law lien on all the' articles deposited with him by the Hiltz brothers in addition to any right he might have under our garageman’s lien statute, which the plaintiffs claim alone could apply here. R. L., c. 264, s. 39, as amended by Laws 1949, c. 68, s. 2, reads as follows: “Any person who shall, by himself or others, perform labor, furnish materials, or expend money, in repairing, refitting or equipping any motor vehicle . . . under a contract expressed or implied with the legal or…