Legal Opinion
United Rental Equipment Co. v. Potts & Callahan Contracting Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 7, 1963No. [No. 326, September Term, 1962.]PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
The lessee of an air compressing machine suffered judgment and execution to go against him, and the machine was sold by the sheriff. At issue in this appeal is whether the purchaser or the lessor of the machine, claiming it as owner, has title, and the purchaser’s right to damages because the lessor in seeking to establish its ownership of the machine by legal action prevented the purchaser from disposing of the machine as its own and subjected it to expense.
The following facts are revealed by the record. On August 19, 1960, United Rental Equipment Co., Inc. (United) transferred possession…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. HartmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Hamilton v. BillingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Beckwith MacHinery Co. v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
- Horn v. SethCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
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3Cited by35 opinions
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