Manhattan Credit Co. v. Brewer

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

Appellant, Manhattan Credit Co., Inc., repossessed a Ford automobile belonging to appellee, Mrs. Pat Brewer, under the provision of a chattel mortgage because of delinquent payments. Appellee sued for conversion, and the trial court, sitting as a jury, gave her judgment in the sum of $200. Appellant here seeks a reversal on the ground that there is no substantial evidence to show a wrongful taking of the automobile.

The chattel mortgage executed by appellee, dated April 22, 1959, shows that appellee was to pay $919.65 in fifteen equal monthly installments of…