Levy v. Davis
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Court of Law and Chancery of the city of Norfolk in an action of detinue. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiffs assign error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This is an action of detinue to recover the possession of certain furniture and other household goods sold and delivered by the plaintiffs in error to the defendant in error, or if a recovery in specie should prove impracticable, to recover, in the alternative, the fair value of the property, together, in either case, with damages for the detention.
■The written contract of sale contains stipulations that “the said parties of the first part do not part with, nor does said party of the second part acquire, any title to said articles until they are fully paid for;” and “the said party of the…
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