Grand Island Finance Co. v. Fowler

This is an action of replevin for a Plymouth sedan automobile. Under the writ, the Grand Island Finance Company, plaintiff, recovered possession from Dennis C. Fowler, defendant, claiming a special ownership through a chattel mortgage. W. B. Hayes, a dealer in automobiles, sold the sedan to defendant, accepted a used car in part payment, took from him for the remainder a 376-dollar note secured by a chattel mortgage on the car sold, payable to himself in 16 monthly instalments for $23.50 each, and assigned the paper to plaintiff. Defendant paid $94 on his debt, but later failed to pay an…