Mortgage Securities Co. v. Pfaffmann

The Chatts, husband and wife, executed to plaintiff a chattel mortgage on their automobile, the mortgagors retaining the possession and use thereof. They delivered their automobile to defendant to have repair work done thereon. He did this work and held possession of the automobile until payment for it was made. The Chatts violated the terms of their chattel mortgage contract with plaintiff. For this violation plaintiff was entitled to take possession of the automobile and to sell it. Its endeavor to do so was met by the refusal of the defendant to deliver the automobile until payment of his…