Hostetler v. National Acceptance Co.

The parties occupy positions in this court the reverse of those in the trial court, but for convenience will be designated in this opinion as plaintiff and defendant, as they were in that court.

The plaintiff, an Ohio corporation, started an action in the court of common pleas to recover an automobile which it claimed to own, and had a writ of replevin issued to secure its possession, which it alleged the defendant unlawfully retained.

The defendant answered, alleging that she had purchased the automobile from a partnership doing business in Wadsworth in said county, under the name of The…