GOFF-McNAIR MOTOR CO. v. PHILLIPS MOTOR CO.

No. 5-994.

294 S.W.2d 342 (1956)

GOFF-McNAIR MOTOR CO, Inc., et al. Appellants, v. PHILLIPS MOTOR CO., Inc., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex W. Perkins and E. J. Ball, Fayetteville, for appellants.

Price Dickson and W. B. Putman, Fayetteville, for appellee.


McFADDIN, Justice.

This is a contest as to priority between (a) the holder of a retained title on a motor vehicle and (b) a mechanic who worked on the vehicle. The controversy involves the effect of § 75-160 and § 75-161 Ark.Stats. on & 51-412 Ark.Stats.

In 1953 Goff-McNair Motor Company, Inc. (hereinafter called "Goff-McNair") sold an automobile to Tom Laney and duly retained title1 for the unpaid purchase money...

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