Carriage of personal property--Special lien dependent on possession

Every person who, while lawfully in possession of personal property renders any service to the owner by carriage thereof, has a special lien thereon dependent on possession for the compensation due to him from the owner for such service. Source: CivC 1877, § 1806; CL 1887, § 4441; RCivC 1903, § 2153; RC 1919, § 1694; SDC 1939, § 39.1501.