Legal Opinion
Leitch v. Sanford Motor Truck Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1924No. Appeal, No. 32PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
The question in this appeal may be stated thus: Is the delivery of personal property under a bailment lease such conduct as will estop the owner from subsequently asserting title against one who has the property in his possession as collateral for money loaned the bailee?
The Sanford Motor Truck Company, by bailment lease, delivered a number of trucks to W. O. Nicholson, engaged in the business of buying and selling Sanford Motor Trucks in a sales room on Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Lessee, or bailee, was indebted on a note in the sum of $2,800 to the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- White v. GunnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- O'Connor v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Bank of North America v. Penn Motor Car Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- McBride v. McNallySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- King v. RichardsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Blossom Products Corp. v. National Underwear Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. HartmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Hertz Corp. v. HardySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Associates Financial Services Co. v. O'DellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- MacKay v. Benjamin Franklin R. & H. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
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