Kaplan v. Associates Discount Corp.

FRUGÉ, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Kaplan, sued for damages totaling $8,250.00 for the alleged wrongful conversion of a 1962 Cadillac which the defendant had seized and sold under executory process. From a judgment of the trial court rejecting their demands, the plaintiffs effected this devol-utive appeal.

Although the facts of this case are rather involved, they may be summarized briefly as follows: Edward (Hess) Curry was the owner of a 1962 Cadillac. He mortgaged that Cadillac in favor of Commercial Securities Company in 1963 and received a title certificate in March, 1964, showing…