Johnson v. Commercial Credit Corp.

Plaintiff brings his action in detinue in the municipal court of Chicago to recover the value of an automobile, alleged to have been unlawfully detained by defendant, and for $500 special damages for the alleged detention. There was a trial with a jury and a verdict for plaintiff for $1,300. The trial court ordered a remittitur of $250 and entered judgment for $1,050, from which this appeal is prosecuted.

Plaintiff purchased the secondhand automobile in question and executed a conditional sales contract. The purchase price was $1,700, upon which plaintiff made a down payment of $800, the…