John Deere Plow Co. v. McLeod

WILLIAMS, District Judge.

This is an action to foreclose a lien under a written retention of title contract. The plaintiff is a Missouri corporation, the defendant is a resident of South Carolina, the amount in controversy exceeds $3,000, and this Court has jurisdiction of the cause.

The plaintiff in its complaint alleges that the defendant was a retail dealer who sold John Deere Farm Equipment in Manning, South Carolina. The complaint avers that Exhibit A is a true copy of a dealer contract between the plaintiff and the defendant for the year 1952-53, which terminated according to its terms on…