Ashland v. Lapiner Motor Company

In January 1950 the Lapiner Motor Company, a corporation, sold to plaintiff a Cadillac car under a conditional sales contract, and as a down payment took a chattel mortgage on his Chevrolet pickup truck. In January 1951 Nate Lapiner, an officer and stockholder of the corporation, caused a writ of replevin to issue for the recovery of both cars, plaintiff being in arrears in his payments. George G. Dunn, an attorney, handled the proceedings. A deputy sheriff, with the writ of replevin, contacted the plaintiff, told him he had a writ of replevin and inquired as to the whereabouts of the ears.…