Mathis v. Dalton Auto & Machinery Co.

R. L. Mathis sued the Dalton Auto & Machinery Company to recover the difference between the balance due by him on the purchase-price of a Chevrolet automobile truck and the net proceeds of the sale thereof under the provisions of a retention-of-title contract. At the conclusion of the evidence the court directed a verdict against the defendant for $68, and the plaintiff excepted.

The retention-of-title contract, entered into between the plaintiff and the defendant on March 14, 1936, fixes the selling price of the truck at $924.73; recites that $296.29 of that sum is payable “on or before…