General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Silva

This is an action in claim and delivery instituted by plaintiff on February 25, 1930, because of default in certain payments owing for a Hudson automobile, which had been delivered by plaintiff’s assignor into the possession of the defendant Mrs. Ruth Silva pursuant to a contract of conditional sale made April 11, 1929.

Mrs. Silva, having the lawful possession of the automobile, kept it at the Sixth Street Garage, under an agreement with the proprietor that the storage charge should be at the rate of $6 per month, payable at the end of each month, together with charges for any supplies…