Legal Opinion
General Exchange Insurance Corp. v. Pellissier Square Garage
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California
Decided June 8, 1937No. Civ. A. No. 3694PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHINN, J., pro tem.
Plaintiff, owner of an automobile which had been stolen, appeals from a judgment awarding possession of the car to the defendant, who holds it under a claimed lien on account of repairs and storage. ,
Section 3051, Civil Code, does not provide for a lien upon stolen property, for the repairing or storing of the same at the request of the thief. It is only because of that section that one not the owner, but the legal possessor, may subject the property to such a lien (Davenport v. Grundy Motor Sales Co., (1915) 28 Cal. App. 409 [152 Pac. 932]); otherwise the debt would have…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lowe v. WoodsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- C. I. T. Corp. v. Biltmore GarageCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
- McTigue v. Arctic Ice Cream Supply Co.California Court of Appeal · 1912
- Davenport v. Grundy Motor Sales Co.California Court of Appeal · 1915
- Hackett v. California LaundryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
3Cited by3 opinions
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