What Is The Law?
This column is prepared as a public serrice by the
Colleqe of Law. Willamette University, Salem, to
explain basic legal principles, not to provide legal
advice. The reader is cautioned not to apply these cases
te bis own problems without an attorney's advice, for
differing facts may change the outcome.
Helps Repairman
Collect His Bills
: Since his car was not f tfhe
tioning properly and needed
body repairs, Mr. Driver took
it to Joe's garage. Joe over
hauled the motor and re
fjsoved all the dents. When
fetfver picked up his car he
pld Joe that he was short of
frnds but would pay him the
$800 repair bill within a
Ifeek. Driver immediately
fyejit to Loan Co. and bor
$ed 50 on the car, giving
Zjoaxx Co. a chattel mortgage
secure the loan. Three
Bionths later -Driver, having
paid neither his repair bill
nor his loan, is completely
without funds and Loan Co.
levies on the car. Does Joe,
thf) mechanic, have any Tights
if th car is worth less than
AS? .
Jor several centuries the
spurts have given a repair
man a "possessory lien" on
Stems of personal property
(chattels) .that he repairs,
however, this lien was based
on possession and lasted only
as long as the repairman re
tained' possession of the chat
tel. It gave the repairman the
right ta retain the goods un
til he was paid. If the chattel
Is returned to its owner and
no force or fraud is inVolved,
as this law now stands in
many states, the' repairman
has no security interest in the
item. Of course, the debt still
exists and he can sue the own
er to recover the cost of the
repairs, but' he has no rights
in the property.
Non-Possessory Lien
In addition to the posses
. sory lien, many states(includ
"ing Oregon) have statutes
which give the unpaid repair
: man a "non-possessory lien"
: on items which he has re
' paired. This lien remains on
, th property for one year aft
er work is completed even
though the owner regains pos
session of the chattel. There
fore, Joe would have priority
over Loan Co. in Oregon, but
would not have any rights in
those states which do not hate
laws providing for the non
possessory lien.
Under the early law, per
sons who merely protected
and cared for goods did not
have a lien for their charges
such as was given to those
who improved property by
their skills and labor: Oregon
has also changed the law in
this area to give liens to many
types of businessmen who do
not specialize in repair and
improvement of chattels. Spe
cial legislation has been
passed in Oregon giving a
lien to loggers, sawmill work
ers, mining workers, fisher
men, farm laborers, sheep and
cow herders, nurserymen,
seed dealers, innkeepers and
hospitals. Some of the stat
utes require the filing of no
tices with a county official be
fore the lien is complete..
PT&T Signs Pact
Involving 2,500 Men
Portland - (CPD - A" con
tract involving 2,500 workers
in five Western states was
signed here Sunday by Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph
Company and the Order of
Repeatermen and Toll Test
board Men. ,
The new contract must be
ratified by union members
before July 3 for it to become
effective. Wage increases
range from $2 to. $5 a welek.
The telephone company
also agreed to designate three
more Oregon cities as high
wage classification areas.
They are Albany, Pendleton
and Corvallis.
Louisiana Faces
Week of Crisis;
Lonq Seeks Release
Baton Rouge, La.-DPD-This
is a week of crisis for Louisi
ana. It may see the governor
emerge from a mental hos
pital and try to take over
power. It could see violence.
Gov. Earl K. Long, confined
as a schizophrenic paranoid,
was determined to get out of
the state hospital at Mande-
volle. He had picked a politi
cal henchman today to do the
legal blocking for him.
The consensus in this capi
tal was that there would be
"hell to pay" if the 63-year-old
Long gets back in the
governor's chai .
A hearing was expected by
Wednesday.
It could be a public sanity
hearing ' before the Baton
Rogue district judge who com
mitted him last Thursday. It
could be a hearing before a
judge in St. Tammany Parish
where he is now held, de
manding release on grounds
he was unlawfully committed.
Theo Cangelosi, Long's ap
pointee as chairman of the
board of supervisors at Loui
siana State University, said
the governor was calm and
rational when he talked with
him at the Southeastern State
Hospital Saturday.
"He said to me, 'Do I be
have like an insane man?'
Cangelosi reported.
Long's doctors at the hos
pital reported Sunday night
that the governor is in "sat
isfactory general condition
.and that he was cooperating
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m pnysicaj auu meiuai icsis.
The bulletin said he had
been examined by Dr. An
thony Rousos, a hospital staff
psychiatrist at Southeastern
Hospital, and Dr. Victor Lief,
an internal medicine special
ist. Dr. Rousos is in direct
charge of the patient.
Could Introduce Reports
If a sanity hearing is held,
Long could introduce the re
port of the staff doctors at
the state hospital. .
He was committed without
a hearing by Judge Fred S.
Leblanc after an examination
in the back seat of a police
car when he was forcibly
brought to the East Baton
Rogue Parish- courthouse
Thursday night.
Louisiana law provides that
"an examination of the patient
shall be held at a place not
likely to have a harmful ef
fect upon his condition." It
also provides that any mental
patient committed .involun
tarily can demand and get a
sanity hearing.
Long's top lawyer in his
freedom fight is Joe Arthur
Sims. Sims ran for state attor
ney general on the Long
How to
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Eliminate
dine
Middle
ami...
We have a nice sort of a. man in
our Research Department who eats
nothing but grass. -
. About once every , week, we call
him in and ask, "Is" it as good as
gorgeous GOLDEN GUERNSEY MILK?"
He nev.er fails to reply with an em
phatic "No!" and then always asks
for a transfer to another department.
' If you care to pay the slight extra
cost for our GOLDEN' GUERNSEY
MILK, you'll find that it makes a
mighty handsome addition to your
table. .
A Snider Cow
ham
23 Persons Injured
As Autos Collide
Issaquah, Wash. - (DPD -Twenty-two
teen-age girls
and a young woman were in
jured Sunday, one -critically,
when the station wagon in
which they were riding col
lided with an automobile
here.
Most seriously injured was
Joanne Eichner, 17, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Eich
ner, who suffered multiple
injuries and was listed in
critical condition at Provi
dence hospital in Seattle. Hos
pital attendants said she may
have a skull fracture.
Kathleen Murphy, 14, Se
attle, was admitted to Group
Health hospital here for ob
servation. Nine other victims were
treated at hospitals and then
released. The others were to
see private doctors for treat
ment of minor injuries.
Most of the girls were stu
dents at Blanchet High school
and were members of the
"Debonairs," a club composed
of Seattle high school girls.
Youngsters Need to
Register With SS
Members of reserve or Na
tional Guard units are re
quired to register with selec
tive service within five days
after their 18th birthday, it
was announced here by Local
Board No. 17.
The board said that some
young men have received in
correct information advising
them that they do not need
to register if they belong to
a reserve unit.
Registration is required by
the Universal Military Train
ing and Service act.
Verification of date of
birth, such as birth certificate
or birth record, must be pre
sented at the time of regis
tration.
Local Board No. 17, selec
tive service, is located at 33
North Riverside ave., Med
ford. -
Men in the Missouri "back
woods determine wnetner a
pair of pants will fit them at
the waist by measuring the
trousers against the distance
between the elbow and th
ticket in 1952 but was! de
feated with other Long candi
dates. An ironic twist is that
Sims was defeated by Judge
Leblanc, who committed Long.
Long himself did not run that
year.
Wife Convinced
A close friend of the Long
family said Mrs. Long was
convinced the governor was
gravely ill bath physically
and mentally and that she
didn't think he would live
more than two months unless
he received prompt treatment.
There was serious fear -of
what might happen if Long
wins complete freedom and
tries to exercise his power
as commander of the state
police and the Louisiana Na
tional Guard.
Four Persons Kurt In Accident Sunday
Four persons were injured
in one oi tnree traffic acci
dents Sunday, according to
state police.
Mrs. Glenn Cecil Downing,
52, of 3521 Hanley rd.,' Cen
tral Point, was treated for a
cut on her leg and released;
FOR SAFER DRIVING
Minneapolis (DPD - Your
auto should be given a thor
ough . check-up before youl
start( a long vacation drive
on one of 'America's new su
per haghways, warns Amer
ican Automobile association.
Hugh Craig, executive secre
tary of the Minnesota AAA,
said: "The speeds maintained
in expressway driving and the
distance between service sta
tions require motorists to
have their cars in top condition."
Reversing the tube may im
prove a fluorescent light that
has grown dark at one end.
Chester Xangele, 52, of 339
Haven st., Central Poinl,' was
treated for a cut lip and frac
tured jaw and admitted; Lu
cille Langele 48, also of 339
Haven st, Central Point, was
treated for a hip injury and
released; Vanca Russel, 16, of
6211 Azalea dr., Central Point,
was treated for cuts on her
head and released. All were
taken to Sacred Heart hos
pital by Medford Ambulance
service.
State police said the acci
dent occurred about 10 a.m.
on Highway 62 near the Reese
creek bridge. A pickup truck
driven by Vance LeRoy Rus
sell, 6211 Azalea dr., Central
Point, attempted to make a
U turn within the Butte Falls
junction, officers said. The
sports car driven by Glenn
Cecil Downing, 64, of 3521
Hanley rd., Central Point,
started to pass as the pickup
truck swung to the. right and
then collided with it as it
swung to the left, police said.
State police said tney in
tend to file a complaint
against the pickup truck driv
er for not having a signal
device.. Extensive damage "re
sulted to the pickup truck
which had to be towed away.
Apparently the sports car was
not seriously damaged, police
said.
A second accident occurred
Sunday morning about 9 a.m.
when a postal service panel
truck driven by Delbert Ed
ward Done, 39, of 902 Grant
st,' Medford, and a car driven
by George' Riley Moore, 403
North Holly st., Medford, col
lided at the intersection of
Perrydale ave. and the Jack
sonville highway. No injuries
were reported, state police
said. ; .
Both vehicles " were west
bound oi the Jacksonville
highway when -Done's car
struck the panel track as it
was making a turn onto Per
rydale ave. Both vehicles
landed in a roadside ditch,
police said
A one-car accident occurred
about 5 p.m. Sunday -on the
Jacksonville -Applegate high
way, XVi miles east of Apple
gate, state police reported.-
A car driven by Richard
Grant Guches, 25," resident on
Jacksonville Hill on Highway
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238, was rounding a curve
when the front tire blew out
running the car into a shallow
roadside ditch, officers said.
The car was almost stopped
when it rammed into a Cali
fornia Oregon Power company
utility pole. The tire was
brand new, state police added.
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