Legal Opinion

R. S. Evans Motors of Jacksonville, Inc. v. Hanson

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 17, 1961No. 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPOTO, I. C., Associate Judge.

This appeal arises from a dispute over the title and right to possession of a 1956 Knox house trailer.

Appellant, R. S. Evans Motors of Jacksonville, Inc., filed suit below for replevin during September of 1959, asserting a right to possession because of a default in a conditional sales contract by its purchaser, Robert F. Shell, since June of 1959. It traced its chain of title back to the manufacturer and relied on a title certificate issued by the Florida Motor Vehicle Commissioner in 1956. Appellant, Florida National Bank of Jacksonville, was later *299joined as a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Glass v. Continental Guaranty Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1921
  2. Dicks v. Colonial Finance CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  3. Commercial Credit Co. Inc. v. ParkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  4. Commercial Credit Co. v. ParkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1931

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc. v. Harrison Motor Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  2. Florida Pawnbrokers & Secondhand Dealers Ass'n v. City of Fort LauderdaleDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1988
  3. Federal Insurance Co. v. MercerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
  4. Anderson Contracting Co., Inc. v. Zurich Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Motors Insurance v. HamiltonDuval County Civil and Criminal Court of Record · 1962

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