Legal Opinion
Bankers Trust Co. v. Island Discount Corp.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided November 20, 1956PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge Starice, J.
Plaintiff sues in conversion for the wrongful disposal by the defendant of an automobile and also asks for punitive damages.
On May 2, 1953, Reed Brown and Andrew Hennigan, as copurchasers, purchased a 1949 automobile for $1,514.94 from a dealer under a conditional sales contract. The dealer assigned the contract to Allied Discount Company, Inc., who in turn assigned it to the plaintiff on May 4, 1953. The contract was filed in the Register’s office in Queens County on May 8, 1953, which is the residence of Brown, but was not filed in Nassau County, which is the residence of Hennigan. The…
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