Shipp v. General Discount Corp.

The defendant, Shipp, purchased a Buick automobile, paying $274 in cash, and the seller, Hall, accepting a Chevrolet automobile as the equivalent of a payment of $275. The defendant signed a note and a retention-of-title contract for the balance, which was later transferred by the dealer to the General *146Discount Corporation. The General Discount Corporation sued in trover, alleging that the property was of the value of $548, and by amendment alleged that the reasonable rental value of the car was not less than $50 per month, or $550 for the time the car was in the defendant’s possession, and…