Motor Car Sales Co. v. Myrtle Brown

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff commenced this action to recover the possession of a Jordan roadster automobile from defendant Myrtle Brown. The plaintiff based its right-to recover on a chattel mortgage on the automobile given by defendant Nicodemus. Judgment was rendered in favor of Myrtle Brown who had possession of the car, and the plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff, was a corporation engaged in selling automobiles in El Paso, in El Paso county, Texas. Defendant Nicodemus was engaged in the automobile business at Clovis, in Curry county, New Mexico. The…