Legal Opinion
Mercantile Acceptance Corp. v. Pioneer Credit Indemnity Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1932No. Docket No. 4526PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON (R. L.), J.
The defendants appealed from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in a suit to replevin an automobile which was seized by an officer under a writ of execution. The court found that the plaintiffs were the owners and entitled to the possession of the car, and that the defendants wrongfully and unlawfully took and retained the possession thereof. It is claimed the findings and judgment are not supported by the evidence. This contention must be sustained.
In June, 1929, Norma J. Podva purchased a Nash sedan automobile on a conditional contract for $1185 from the plaintiff…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. DallasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
- Bonestell v. Western Automotive Finance Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1924
- Commercial Securities Corp. Cons. v. Lindsay Mercantile Co.California Court of Appeal · 1928
- True v. CraneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
3Cited by3 opinions
- Harbel Oil Company v. SteeleArizona Supreme Court · 1957
- Perlick v. Pacific Discount Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1942
- Haupt v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935