Beardslee v. North Pacific Finance Corp.

An automobile was purchased by the plaintiff on conditional sales contract. That contract was assigned by plaintiff’s vendor to the defendant, who seized the automobile because of plaintiff’s failure to pay certain installments at maturity. Plaintiff in stituted an action to recover from the defendant the automobile, or its alleged value of one thousand dollars. A bond was furnished by the plaintiff, a writ of replevin was issued, and the sheriff took possession of the automobile. The defendant gave a redelivery bond, and the possession of the automobile was restored to the defendant, who…