Wallace v. Lechman & Johnson, Inc.

RODOWSKY, Judge.

Illustrated here is a lay person’s misunderstanding of his legal rights. The appellant sold goods on credit without creating a security interest. When certain of the goods came back into the possession of the seller for the purpose of conforming them to the contract, the seller retained the goods while demanding payment of the outstanding balance of the sale price. As we explain below, the appellant thereby converted the goods to his own use and became liable in damages.

The appellee (plaintiff at trial) is Lechman & Johnson, Inc. (the Firm). It is a telecommunications…