John Deere Co. v. Jeff DeWitt Auction Co.

HOGAN, Judge.

This is an action in conversion brought by plaintiff John Deere Company against defendants Jeff DeWitt Auction Company, Inc., and Roger Gamble, to enforce its purchase-money security interest in a John Deere model 4840 tractor. 1 After the discovery process was complete, both plaintiff and defendants moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion. Plaintiff appeals.

Capsulated, the background facts are that on January 22, 1980, Green Line Equipment, Inc., of Columbus, Mississippi, sold a model 4840 John Deere tractor to one William Maloney. Maloney…