Bradford v. Western Oldsmobile, Inc.

MILLARD J.

( Pro Tempore)

In this case defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff rendered in the circuit court of Multnomah county for $911.80 general damages and $4,000 punitive damages and costs, based upon a jury verdict returned in an action for alleged conversion of an Oldsmobile previously sold by defendant to plaintiff under a conditional sales contract.

Briefly, plaintiff’s complaint, after alleging ownership and right to possession of the automobile and its value, claims that on May 23, 1957, the defendant wrongfully and unlawfully took the car from plaintiff and…