Hinshaw v. Dyer

Joseph Dyer and Ann Hoffman brought a replevin action against George Hinshaw, whereby they sought possession of a certain 1959 Cadillac automobile which they claimed to own, and which Hinshaw was said to be wrongfully withholding from them. By his answer Hinshaw admitted that Dyer and Hoffman owned the vehicle in question, but claimed that he had the right to possession inasmuch as “the property had been seized under a lawful judgment and execution issued pursuant to said judgment.....”

Upon trial, one Max Snyder, a self-styled “agent” for Ann Hoffman, was the only witness. From the record it…