Purser Truck Sales, Inc. v. Horton

Phipps, Judge.

Purser Truck Sales, Inc., as holder of a lien on a vehicle, filed the instant action seeking a writ of possession for the vehicle held by Rayford Horton, operator of Horton’s Wrecker Service. Horton denied wrongfully holding the vehicle, claiming that he had a lien on it for towing and storing it. The trial court ruled in favor of Horton. Purser appeals. We conclude that no lien existed in favor of Horton and therefore reverse the trial court’s ruling.

At a hearing, Horton testified that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) had asked him to pick up the vehicle and store it…