LeGrand v. Russell

STEPHENS (JESS E.), J. pro tem.

This is an appeal by third party claimant from a judgment of the trial court based upon findings that a certain automobile was the property of defendant C. T. Kennedy and not of appellant.

It appears from the record that appellant was employed by Kennedy, a building contractor engaged in constructing a number of dwelling houses, and that on October 12, 1940, appellant purchased the automobile in question (a small, used Ford truck) from Kennedy for the sum of $150, paying $30 cash and the balance in installments which were completed December 2, 1940. On the latter…