Willard H. George, Ltd. v. Barnett

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment given under section 689 of the Code of Civil Procedure in favor of the third party claimant after a levy of execution. The property levied upon, a 1942 model automobile, was bought from a dealer in November, 1941, on a conditional sale contract, was then registered with the State Vehicle Department in the name of the claimant’s mother, who is the defendant against whom the execution runs, and remained so registered at the time of the levy.

The plaintiff contends that the registration of the automobile as above stated makes it subject to the…