Commercial Credit Equipment Corp. v. Johnson

BIEGELMEIER, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, Commercial Credit Equipment Corporation (hereafter referred to as CCEC), brought this action for claim and delivery of a Case tractor against defendant Johnson who, in December 1968, was the owner of a Model 1031 Case tractor (No. 1), which he purchased from a dealer in 1966. For convenience it is referred to by the first two digits of its serial number, “82”. Johnson financed part of the purchase price which was paid up in early 1967.

The dealer phoned Johnson in the latter part of 1968 and told him he had a good prospect for the 1966 tractor and that if…