Ellison v. Scheffsky

This action was brought by respondents, as plaintiffs, to recover possession of an automobile truck, seized and taken from them by the sheriff under a statutory foreclosure of chattel mortgage instituted by the appellant Scheffsky.

The complaint alleges the delivery of the truck to plaintiffs for the purpose of making repairs thereon, the making of the repairs of the reasonable value of $144.20, the seizure of the truck by the sheriff and the taking it away without the consent of plaintiffs, under color of the foreclosure notice; and it is further alleged that Scheffsky’s rights are…