Rati v. Pittsburg Finance & Thrift Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This is an action for damages for the alleged wrongful and illegal seizure and sale of plaintiff’s automobile. Defendants are a finance company and its president.

The appeal is from rulings on demurrers to the petition.

Highly summarized, the petition alleges:

On January 27, 1958, plaintiff became, and still is, the owner of a certain described automobile. On November 19, 1958, defendant Allmon, acting for himself and as agent for defendant company, unlawfully, maliciously and without probable cause swore to and filed a false affidavit in the…