Legal Opinion
Decker v. Aurora Motors, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 10, 1966No. 593PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RABINOWITZ, Justice.
The issues to be determined, as framed by the parties in this appeal, relate to a question of priority between a prior recorded security interest in a motor vehicle and a subsequent mechanic’s lien. We are of the opinion that the trial court’s resolution of these issues in favor of the security interest holder was correct.
On July 9, 1963, appellee, Aurora Motors, Inc., as seller, and Darrell D. Lynn, as buyer, executed a “Retail Instalment Contract” for the sale of a used 1963 Pontiac automobile. 1 Under the terms of this agreement Lynn was obligated to pay the sum of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cowart v. Caldwell Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Fisher v. Globe Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Herning v. WiggerAlaska Supreme Court · 1965
- Blackard v. City National BankDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1956
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- Bond v. DudleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
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