Diamond Trailer Sales Co. v. Munoz

NOBLE, Justice.

The sole question on appeal from a declaratory judgment is whether a prior recorded chattel mortgage on a house trailer or a trailer court lien for unpaid rent and services takes precedence.

While the amount involved is small, it is argued that a determination of the priorities of liens is important to commercial transactions. Appellee, however, points to a provision of Chapter 96, Laws of 1961, the Uniform Commercial Code, which is said to provide priorities of such liens. The liens with which we are concerned in this case were created prior to enactment of the commercial code…