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OFFICE OF THE A'ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN NUU9kiAIU4
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010 5404 of Ve*rraa*r

the motel nhlelo. 

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What prooolon mhoula bo follow04 br utd da% evldmmo 8hould be pre8onkd to air dojmWam8 by 

### meohm or re palrum ha @nab18 him to ml1 and lz mild tit10 00 a motor vehiOl0 oaw ba ho188 r.mOO&niO OC FO~OiMin'8 8$a%U8Wy 

### lion? MU& suohmeOhaniO*8 

### lienba raoorded0s owwr*a 

### titlebrfore lb oaa bo foreolow&?
Whoa a lien iu8 **been**properly rsaordbd 

### on a rrrtitioatoof tit10 and our r00- Ord8 rOr.81

tbdl aid lien hQ8 AOti bWA roprly raloamd, may the deperkmnt PImua a **tibb** $0 l pumha8er On hi8 853' pllertfon rupporti6 by an aifidari) aado **by** B uohwio or garage mn trylng $0 l U 8wh mobor rohlole undar a mOhanle'8 ltin hho prior moor 

### d without rWuirin(thrt od 

### lienbo proper17 

### ral*a.*d?" IA y’wr ifsa qUO8*iOn you are oosae8zn.& with tha rl*uatlonwhmro a 

### BoohaAloor l'O&dl'IWA Wi8h.8 $0 8Rti8tg hi8 1fOa

l gainmt a motor rrhlale br ralo Of t)u mm& You l akwhat prowduro 8hOuld be follOw.db~ him in 0rd.r 

### for tha dapartzmat to b8 able to imue a Certlflorte of Tltla 

### in th aameoftho wr8oa mroh88iIU the 

### aam fmm *aid ihrnio or ropslrm8i. -

Artlole 16, # 69 

### hi the Oorretltubionof Tsxae Vi&m8 a8 forlowrr

'%lO8hanio#,

@ZtiraIU and m8terial Pun, Of story olaes simM hare a lies upon the buildlag8 ad arkOle8 u&o or npalred by tham **for** 

### the valu8 

### of fbair labor &na thereoA, or mtb

### rlaliurnlsal bhoreterl and the Legl8latur8 dull 

### provideby lrw ior the spoody and l tiioient enforoownt 

### of said liena.* 

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Arblrle5608 of theRorlsed Civil Statutea roe& am follerrl

Vhonover any artiolo, irnglomntl, uterdl

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HonarablaD. 0.

or rohlolo torlr~, or 

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Shall be n@redwlth with labor and without 

### laborand

### mafurnI+ng matorlal

by a;nj oarponter, m~ohanlo, artlun, or othSr workman in th18 State, ruoh oarpmter, nuohanlo, arti.Sui, or athor workman Is nutho?- 1~6 to r*taln 088w810~ of maI artlola, laplSnlSnt,

uteluis: 

### or tohlole until the urount **dua on**  **maa** for iepalring **br** oontraot 8hall ba fully paid off and dlaohargSd, IA oaSo nourarnt la agroo6 **upon** 

### by OoAtraot, 

### then **aald** oarpwtor, maohanio, SrtlSSA, or other workAaA shall nbrin pO..MdOA of auoh sttiolo, implunSnt,UtSn8il or veh1010, until all nasoluble 

### owtomary mad ua.ualoon1pen8atIo~ 8hall be peld in full.* Artlola 5604 of 

### theRSoIaad Civil StatutSa read8 a. followrt

l WhSn po88o881(~1

of any 

### of tb proporky lmbraowl in the praoodlng artiole ham oontinwd for sixty day8 SitOr the oharger aooruo, ad 

### tbo ohergS 8o due havo not bemn paid, It 8hSfibS 

### the duty of tb 

### parrott80 holding 8aId proparty 

### to notifyth0 owner, if in tha StatS and hi8 

### real&rnoabo known,to 

### ooze forward and pay tho OhSrgb8 duo, aad OAhi8 failurv WIthIn the day8 after 8wh 

### notloeha8 been glron him 

### to payDai.6 Oharga8, the -SOAS DO holding said property, aftor twSntr dry8 not100 are l uthorlzod to Sell 8Sid property af~publlo aalo **mad** apply the proorned to the paymeat of Said ohSrgS8, adi'khall pay over thS balanSo to the per8on entitled to the aantS. U the owner*a rS#IdanoS I8 beyond tb Stata or la unknown, the parson holdtAg 8aId ~ro~.X'ty

8hSU. AOt ti repuimd to &IV0 auoh AOtloo 

### beforeprooeedltq to 86l.L” 

### Wador hrtlole 68Q4, aupra, the meohanlo or **ropafr** DPSA,by 0omp1 ing 61th rooedun outlined thenln, may sell the motor vehi P

010 to ma 18fy hi8 lien. 

### 8ootlonab of the aertlfloata of Tit10 Aot 

### oodl- ?ied am ArtIole 1436-l of Yor~on*a Annotated **Penal** dodS, apPlies to such a 8itUStiOn a8 outlined Sad provider a8 so lOW81Honorabl. D. C. 

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### ;..i8~~~05$i?& tr;i~td+-- wWhenavr the own rshl & a motor to 010
r.nS 

### orrodJ eDera oiiT?Ta~aZiGi Tiiher- ‘itono.,a*tlr* or b.qu.at~~uptoy, 

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. the holrr St law and8QOOiiiOStiOtI by thshairs 88 toinWho@*nam. fb oertIfIo.ts shall laaue), or order orbIllaf8el. frm the offloer tackIn& th. ju4IoIal aal., 

### exoepthopiever, that whom fonoloaure la had under the tom. of a 11.~ 

### ths arrIdavit of the person, firm, aaaooIat!on 

### or oorporation or authorized ag.at of the faoi of ropor8.r~aion and dIreatIfun oi'tltls Jm aooordaaoe’wlth tha 

## tars of tha llan, ahall b. auffloIent to authorize the lssumoa of a new oertlfloate OS title In the nazneof the puroheaIn line with tha above Quoted portion of the Certif1o.t. of Title Aot, you aro advlaod **that** In the **sltua** 

### tionyou Inquireabout, If the ceobanlo or repairxxan files an affIdarItwith your dapartz~ent setting out tha faota of tha oroation 

### ofhi8 lion and the dlvestl.tura of tltlo by reason thoroof In rooordano. with the law, you **are** thezubl authorize& to Iasu. a OartifIoate o? Title ia the new of the puroha8.r et auoh 881. held by Said nmohanlo or ropalraan.
fn your aeooad cueatlon you are oonosrnedwith thm altuatlon whsr. an aifidsvit, a. Is dlaoussed in thy pr6vlour Queetlon,isfurnishad your departmmt but ItSppeers that the department hae Iaaued e Cortlfloata 

### ofHomrsbls b. **a. uurr** 

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**Tltl.** en thm IIan motor tehl~le, whlah 

### aertiflaat~lndlauto8 thab 

### a lienhas 

### basnpropwly notedon suohCertlfiO8Qe Of Title ?sra ISSU& YOU 1nqUira Whether th8 departmat may isrus a oertifl08ce 0r Title t0 the pulp eM8er from t$s meahanlo OF ~aragwnaawithout raqul.rin& that 

### theprlOr.noted 

### lienbe properly released. Tour ptob lsr 

### requlr8a8 dstsmlnatlon 

### or the priority bstwssn the meohkmia 

### or gar8gomaa18lion and the oontraot 1Ias

### pnrlOU8notodr



### V0thi.n lnthlrtitleshallbeaonntnad or wa38lb8ra 

### 8 as 

### laanymannerlmpelr "r or 

### a$- Seotlng'the right of psrtls8 to areclto Ions by 8peaial 

### oonarftot



### oragrss33nt. nor shell ft la any 

### msnner

### affsator impair

### otborliens

### arl8lng at o~axnon

law or in equity, or by any 8tetu88
or thi8 ststa or any other lien 

### not troats4 of 

### uwler this t&s.* ,, 

### prlar to 1926 them wus a aonfl1at bstwsen the various **Courts of**  Civil **ALp9eals**5x1 this etsta oa ths qurrtloa 

### of prioritybetween 

### a oontrsot ~llsn properly reoords4 an6 s 

### xoohmla18 or 

### rspairman~alien. For that reason the **Su9re!ns**aod of Texas **grented** writ ot error in the oass of COHEERCUL CRXDIT CMPART 7. B3OS!i 2E4 B.W. @ll. In thst ease the Coamleslon of Appeals, fn sn 09iaiOn written by Juetlss spsr, reviaweb 

### theaonetftutionalprarfsloa end 8tatote8 quoted prerlously and held thst the oontract lion, wtiah was properly rsaordsd prior to the tin oi 

### areertlon

or the msohsnla*s lien, was entitled to priority 

### over said 

### moohanlo~8ll*ar The court oonoludsd es followat

"'#ha it 18 rambe& that tt;e Conetftu- *ion asolsrs8 no priorit that the rtatutoa nowhsm **undortako** to 8ay tP at the wohanlo's llsn 

### i8ma rlorto all others, snd that artlale.Zi671 (6iOl~d~alsre8 a 8avl.q of liens areatsd bt spesial sontraot than i8 no doubt that the ~sneral rule of "not& of aontraat 8hOIiM 9mtai f sad that the holdor of s Ohrttsl motignge who h;s **beon** dll&anb **to protoot**  **his rights**  and ha8 dons all that the law dmmadOd of him IA order t0 pre-: 

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8orW the fZU1tD Or h18 oontraot should be fully protootsd. m aurhaalo who fUrniDhO8 ratbrls~ or p*rfom labor in-tb repair8 Oi s%hiole thusmortgaged d0~8 ma rolantarlly, and with full knfmlodm in law o? 

### tha l xlst right* of 

### mort&a.pr :and 

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oonrequent 

### nutr’%a*o,and ‘Ii ha euf- ~X'8t10S8 by Duah OOndUOt ii i8 h$D OWE

ft ws8.a lytter oi ohofos upon h18 pert 

### io do thswork, aad ha sssusmd the risk of loring his h3r@ when ha Ontared into 

### the e@attaet.v’ Wllron I. DonaldDoa, 

### 181 ' 081. 8 IM P. 405, 4% **L.B.A.** Sz1, 64 Aar 39. **Rap.** lJ,yOited **ia Awsioaa**  **!&p** Foundor **ti. 1.**  flaho18, **~8upra.**

vo thsrrrore rsooaunsn4 that th6 oi the trial 

### aourtsnd o? the 

### Court **Appoal.8** bs reformad 80 68 to dsores plalntilff in error*8 shsttolmortga(zalien **to k**  **atlger** lor to defendant 2s error*8 maohanla*s lien, and ontltlsd to priority payment ?rm the proatto of ma10 upon iOl(l(l108~S~~ fn ttm eabvo quobsd cmem **the** Bupraxw Court deflaitely 

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rtabltihod the priority of ths oontraot lien and held that ths holUmr ot the oontreat llan was 

### l atltl8d to a priority paymsnt fron the proossd8 ot sale upoa the fom0108~.
In the osas of TIJ.BI[B ID FAXSON, 299 **3.1.** 669 by tha Austin db~rt OS Oitil **A9pmls,** Wit Of .rX-or diD&Sed b,y the Suprmra Oourt, the aourt adogtsd the lazma rule OAd Stt3tOd

Q@ fO~htSl 

### wAppollm$a ploadod that mortgagor Wate?8 left the t ruok **with** BuBon-Oaboea Go:ipany, on July 19, 19e3, in **a** nul-down ooxMltioa **and** ior rqalxr that waters abandoned the truok and Burtan-J



### aboon Coapaay 

### a01616 oa 

### NovemberlS, 19W, to ass Modraw, tram whom 

### l ppOllUZt8bought tho truok for $180, in 8atisiaetion ei tha storqa and laborert8 lien thereon; aad th8t 

### the lSborsrt8 lion 

## ttm8 aoquirdl was 

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U&WrlOr to that of sppalleO's prior reOOrded mtQmge.

### Iionorable D. 0. Orear

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This qur8t:on

18 derinitdy l **ettlad** agalnet epprllent'e oontontlon by the aa80 o? Oommerolal Oredit 00. vr Bronn (Tex.Corn. App.) a34 S.W. Wll,,whioh hold8 that 8 moohenio'e or laborer*8 lien for repairing an l uSmmbll8 in his poeeor8iOIl i8 UOt 8llp@riOr t0 8 &WiOr **re(liSterCMi** IlUXtgega on the automobllo. Redamen v. Wewnom, 109 lbxr 478, 8ll S.W. od6 Almriowl, eta., 00. T* Blohol8, 110 'hr. 4, i3 14 **8.W:** 301."
The 

### TourkanaCourtof Olvll Appeal8 In the oaeo of 08RERAL MOTOR8 ACCEPTANCE CORP. v. YERRZTT, 16 8,W.(2d) 296, rtateb a8 follow8~

"That rgeerasnt apparently 

### reoognlzeethe dootrlnel

nnounoed by our 8uprm.o Court that l 

### priorproperly reooraad 

### ohattel mortgageon l

### r801181 property 

### 18 euporlorto 8 meohanlo*e 1 on lp breed upon 

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ubbeoquently

mado repair8 to thepraperty. Oommerolrl Credit 00. v. Brown (Tex.Oom. APP. erU **S.W.** 9111 Vllb~lg v. hlron (Ter.Oiv. APP* 898 8.W. 669.'
Pi@oall your attention, 

### howemr, to 

### the oaae 

### of YRITZMOTOR OWPANX v. **OABERT,** U i3.W.(Zd) 72, writ of

**error** dlemlcleod **by** the Suprosa

### Oourt. In **that oaee**  **the** Yort Worth Ooart of Otvll Appoalr held that the oontraob mortgagee had waived lte prlorlty over the meohanio'e lien by lmplledly agreeing to the repairs **being** mado to the 

### motor rehlolw. The oourt et&s4 **a8** followers

Whllo the Frltx Motor Company did not In sxproee tam8 agree that a lien might aria@ in Oebertfr rarer for repair6ia yet it 

### knew that 

### the repair8 to be mabe wou enhence the reluw of the property1 it aleo knew that ~.;hen the re

### pairawere ilnlahed,Prlngle ?iight not be able to pay ior them, end thst In that event a &t&tutory lien in favor ot Oebert would 

### fmlfm. If the repelre had Soen made upon the order OS the 

### FritzHotorCompany,olanrly, it would be in no poeitloo to deny the priority of Cabert*8 lien over the mortgage lien: and we ofan psraslve no reason why the BUN legal result would not tollow 

### fromthe plaiatlf?*# authorization of the

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**repairs** thrmgh Prlngle."
Baaed u90n the above 0aee8, **you are**  **8dViSd** that where an l??IdSVIt 

### of a meoh8nIo or mpalrmn is **eubmlt** ted t0 your d@partntMt **rOqUS8ti~** that ~SrtitiOStS O?Tltle bo ltmuod in the name of **a** 

### guroh88erat a sale oonduoted by hiato 

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atI8?y hi8 118n and where th8 raoorar 0r your dqmrtrmnt show that a 

### oertltioate has bean I38ued

### prevlouely on the la!w motor rehlolo, wkloh **oertit~oat8 oon**  tainti not*d 

### thereona valid oontraot lien, that your depsrtwnt 18 not authorized **t0 iSSUe**  8 OertifiO8te Of Title ln the nam8 O? th. purohaeor at the Sah OOnaUOted by tho msoheni0 or re aIrman, ?urnleMd 8 P un1088, **at** the 8441~0 tti, you am re ease 

## of the oontraot lien noted upon the first Oortl?Ioate o? Title. You are further advIsed that ln ouz oplnton awn iI th0 meohanIo*e 

### atriaevit asserted that the holder o? the oamtrsot and prior lien h8d w8lved his priority YOU would not bo **justified** i.nissuing a Cartlrio8to 

### 0r lltle 

### to tho purohaser st tho moohenI0 or r* pairnun' 

### aale. We bolievo that beton your department would bo ruthorleed to 

### reOOgnlz0the priority 

## of a meohanlo's lion, above that of a preriouely noted oontraot lion, It would be 

### neoorrary that you be furnished with a final judgment 

### of a romt o? law 80 dooreeing suoh a priority.

wo trust that tho toregolna iul1.p aavle~r you in thlr matter.
?OUrS very truly
ATTORN6Y C=AL OF,TEIA3

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