California Court of Appeal

Under Civ. Code 1788.2 of the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a garage mechanic is not a "debt collector" merely because he provides service before receiving payment, because a mechanic retains possession the car until paid.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/18/2001
• Published 12/18/2001

Judges

• PREMO, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Mazur & Mazur, Janice R. Mazur, William Edward Mazur, Jr., Law Offices of Sharon L. Kinsey, Sharon L. Kinsey, Santa Cruz, Alison Lawton Perry, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of Sally Ann Williams, Sally Ann Williams, Aptos, for Defendants and Respondents.