KRUEGER v. TEXAS STATE BANK

No. 12239.

528 S.W.2d 121 (1975)

Ernest KRUEGER and Bruce C. Hobbs, d/b/a the Performance Shop, Appellants, v. TEXAS STATE BANK, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip F. Patman, Patman & Patman, Austin, for appellants.

William H. Bingham, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, Austin, for appellee.


O'QUINN, Justice.

The controlling question in this appeal is whether mechanics, claiming a lien on a motor vehicle in their possession under Articles 5503 and 5506, Vernon's Tex.Civ.Sts., are entitled to priority over a prior secured party, in this case the bank, that has perfected its security interest on the certificate of title to the vehicle.

We hold that under section 9.310 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code the

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