Legal Opinion
Washington v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided April 19, 1956No. Civ. No. 717PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKER, Chief Judge.
This suit was instituted in the Circuit Court of Orange County, Florida, by the plaintiff, Albert Washington, against the defendant, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, for damages for the wrongful conversion of an automobile and certain other personal property. The cause was removed to this Court by reason of diversity of citizenship.
The defendant filed its answer alleging that the automobile involved was subject to a conditional sales contract executed by the plaintiff; that it was the owner of such contract and that the plaintiff was in default in his payments…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. v. OlveraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1941
- Fowler v. Crown-Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
- Dougall v. Spokane, P. & S. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Owen v. SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
3Cited by11 opinions
- Gerard M. Monod and Alys Monod v. Futura, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Highlands, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, and Whipple Van Ness JonesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Scott v. Spanjer Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Pacific Indemnity Company v. Broward County, and Florida Airmotive Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Dumas v. BeasleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Stevenson v. SteeleIdaho Supreme Court · 1969
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