Atlantic Finance Corp. v. Galvam

The conversion complained of arose out of the attachment at Fairhaven on September 20, 1940, of five automobiles by the defendant, a deputy sheriff, on a writ against one George Epstein. There was evidence from which, if believed, a finding would have been warranted that these automobiles had been purchased by the plaintiff’s agent with the plaintiff’s money and later, at the plaintiff’s direction, delivered to Heap Motors Inc. on consignment for sale for the plaintiff’s benefit under a written agreement dated September 16 wherein it was provided that the plaintiff could at any time remove…