ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERV. CO. v. O'DELL


262 Pa.Super. 584 (1979)

396 A.2d 1324

ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. William F. O'DELL and Mary E. O'Dell his wife, and A.G. Turley, Individually, and t/d/b/a A.G. Service, Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed J. Davis, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Armand R. Cingolani, Jr., Butler, for appellee, A.G. Turley.

Lester S. Becker, Butler, for appellees, William O'Dell and Mary E. O'Dell.

Before PRICE, HESTER and WATKINS, JJ.


HESTER, Judge:

This appeal raises the question of whether a garagekeeper has a common law possessory lien on a motor vehicle for costs of towing and storage as against the assignee of an installment sales contract on the vehicle. In the circumstances presented, we hold no such lien exists.

On March 25, 1975, appellees William F. and Mary E. O'Dell purchased a Kenworth tractor from Anderson Sales Service, Inc. of Butler County, Pennsylvania. The Installment...

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