Legal Opinion
Butto v. Central Finance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 7, 1954No. 20289PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANVIER, Judge.
The plaintiff, Joseph P. Butto, while an unemancipated minor, purchased from Carroll O. Heimiller, one of the defendants, a Chevrolet automobile for $2,131.75, paying $500 cash and executing a chattel mortgage and note for $1,631.75. The note *45provided for payment in twenty-three monthly installments, each in the sum of $62.25. The note was transferred by endorsement to the other defendant, Central Finance Company.
On October 12, 1951, Butto attained his majority. In the meantime he had taken the car to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he left it in the custody of his father,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Kothe v. Von BehrenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Robbins v. EatonSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1840
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