Case Name: Weil Bros., Inc., Respondent, v. Dorothy Stern, Defendant, 333 West Eighty-sixth Street Corporation, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1930-03-13
Citations: 136 Misc. 265
Docket Number: 
Parties: Weil Bros., Inc., Respondent, v. Dorothy Stern, Defendant, 333 West Eighty-sixth Street Corporation, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 136
Pages: 265–265

Head Matter:
Weil Bros., Inc., Respondent, v. Dorothy Stern, Defendant, 333 West Eighty-sixth Street Corporation, Appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
March 13, 1930.
Abraham, Midonick, for the appellant.
Hyman & Hyman, for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The chattel mortgage involved herein is dated January 3, 1928. Of course the hotelkeeper could not have had notice of its existence prior to that date. In addition, assuming that there was a valid chattel mortgage on the guest's property of which the innkeeper had actual notice he would not appear to be deprived of his hen under section 181 of the Lien Law as long as the guest was legally in possession of the goods and the owner thereof. A valid hen appears to exist as to at least part of the sums claimed in the answer.
Judgment reversed and new trial ordered, with thirty dollars costs to appellant to abide the event.
All concur; present, Lydon, Callahan and Peters, JJ.