Beck v. New Bedford Acceptance Corp.

This is an action of replevin of a Hudson motor car. It was tried in the superior court before a jury; and at the conclusion of the evidence a motion by the defendant for the direction of a verdict in its favor was denied and a motion by the plaintiff for a verdict in her favor was granted by the trial justice. The case is now before us on the defendant’s exceptions to these two rulings alone.

There is no dispute between the parties as to the material facts, which are as follows. Howland-Ricketson Motor Co., Inc., which will be hereinafter referred to as the Ricketson company, was an…