Legal Opinion

Harrison v. Broadway Motor Co.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1922No. 22549PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from circuit court of Itawamba county. Hon. C. P. Long, Judge. Suit by the Broadway Motor Company against C. C. Harrison. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

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Appeal from circuit court of Itawamba county. Hon. C. P. Long, Judge. Suit by the Broadway Motor Company against C. C. Harrison. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. It seems to me that the case at bar falls within the doctrine announced by our court in the case of Oolumbus Buggy Go. v. Turley, 73 Miss. 529; the car was bought by Karo-Holmes Motor Co. to be resold; hence the subsequent owners thereof who bought without notice and for value received, should be and are protected from any and all claims of previous sellers. It is true that the contract in the case at bar did not permit…

1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.

This is a replevin suit instituted by the appellee, Broadway Motor Company, against appellant, Harrison, to recover the possession of a Dodge automobile, the title to which had been retained in appellee for the balance of the purchase price; and from a judgment in favor of the ap-pellee this appeal is prosecuted.

The controversy arises from the following state of facts: The appellee, Broadway Motor Company, at Nashville, Tenn., sold to one Mooney the Dodge automobile here involved, and retained title to the car for the balance of the purchase money due under a conditional sale. The balance of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bolton v. BoltonMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Columbus Buggy Co. v. TurleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Burkhalter v. MitchellMississippi Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Moorhead Motor Co. v. H. D. Walker Auto Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1923
  2. De Van Motor Co. v. BaileyMississippi Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Northern Finance Corp. v. MeinhardtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1929
  4. Patterson v. Universal Credit Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Pike County v. FrazierMississippi Supreme Court · 1951

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