Commercial Bank v. Elliott
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered November 8, 1915, granting a new trial, after a verdict rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action of claim and delivery.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
In June, 1914, appellant Elliott instituted an action against the Havers Motor Car Company and caused a writ of attachment to be issued, by virtue of which a certain automobile, described as a Havers Six, No. 683, was attached. Shortly afterwards, under authority of Rem. & Bal. Code, § 573 et seq., the respondent Commercial Bank of Port Huron, hereinafter called the bank, filed an affidavit claiming it was the owner of the automobile. The bank then filed a bond with the American Surety Company as surety, and the car was released from the attachment and delivered to a representative of the…
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