NELMS v. GULF COAST STATE BANK

No. 16381.

516 S.W.2d 421 (1974)

Elmo NELMS et al., Appellants, v. GULF COAST STATE BANK, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied December 12, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dearman, Myers & Brown, W. Dan Myers, Houston (Claude B. Masters, Houston, of counsel), for appellants.

McCall & McCall, LeRoy McCall, Hamshire, for appellee.


EVANS, Justice.

The principal question in this case is whether a lender's security interest in a motor vehicle, evidenced by lien notation recorded on the face of the title certificate, is superior to a subsequent mechanic's lien for automobile repairs.

The automobile in question, a 1971 Chevrolet, was purchased by Nelms from Beaumont Motor Company. Its installment contract and security agreement were subsequently assigned to Gulf Coast State Bank and its...

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