Phillips v. J. F. Johnson Lumber Co.

Bruñe, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The J. F. Johnson Lumber Company (Johnson), the appellee, sued the appellants, trading as Phillips Machinery and Tractor Company (Phillips) for the conversion of a Terratrac Bulldozer loader, Model 30, upon which Johnson claimed to hold a chattel mortgage, duly recorded. The case was tried before the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, without a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for Johnson for $1,200, the agreed value of the bulldozer at the time of the alleged conversion, plus interest and costs. Phillips appealed.

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