C. I. T. Corporation v. Smith

C. I. T. Corporation instituted a bail-trover action against W. O. Smith. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant was in possession of a certain Plymouth automobile to which it claimed title, and that the defendant refused to deliver the automobile to the plaintiff. The plaintiff further alleged that the automobile was worth $550. By an amendment to the petition the plaintiff alleged that the reasonable market value of the automobile at the time of the institution of the action was not more than $350, the automobile having been involved in 'two or more wrecks, and that under ordinary…