Legal Opinion

Packard Motor Car Co. v. Mazer

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 14, 1921No. Appeal, No. 96PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 96, April T., 1920, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny County, April T., 1918, F. I. No. 1, on verdict for defendant in the case of Packard Motor Company of Pittsburgh, a corporation, v. Joseph Mazer. Feigned issue under sheriff’s interpleader. Before Evans, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for defendant, and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed.

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Appeal, No. 96, April T., 1920, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny County, April T., 1918, F. I. No. 1, on verdict for defendant in the case of Packard Motor Company of Pittsburgh, a corporation, v. Joseph Mazer. Feigned issue under sheriff’s interpleader. Before Evans, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for defendant, and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were refusal of plaintiff’s point for binding instructions and refusal of judgment non obstante veredicto. Personal property under bailment lease is not liable to levy and…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Henderson, J.,

This is a proceeding under the sheriff’s interpleader act to determine the title to an automobile seized as the property of Mrs. Sherin on an execution issued.in favor of Mazer, the appellee. The property was claimed by the plaintiff which had entered into a bailment contract with Mrs. Sherin, dated June 29,1917, under which she acquired possession of the automobile with the right to purchase the same at any time within thirty days from the termination of the lease on the payment of one dollar. The value of the car was fixed at $2,200 — $733.36 of which were paid on…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Edwards v. StranghellanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
  2. McFarland-Meade Co. v. DoakSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Holeproof Hosiery Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1928
  2. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  3. Bloom v. HILTYSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Holeproof Hosiery Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1928
  5. In re MoodyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1955

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