Legal Opinion
de la Uz v. Car Val Motors Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided March 25, 1960Published
1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell Shapiro, J.
On May 22,1956 Pace Motors, Inc., conditionally sold a 1956 Oldsmobile to Joseph Lichtman. Two days later Pace assigned the conditional sales contract to General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), which, on May 29, 1956, filed the contract in Bergen County, New Jersey, the county in which Joseph Lichtman resided.
On August 23, 1957 Lichtman defaulted on his conditional sales contract, owing GMAC $970.92 at that time. GMAC later *169discovered that Lichtman had moved to Brooklyn, New York, and on February 19, 1958 filed the conditional, sales contract in Kings County, New York.
Subsequent to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rapp v. Mabbett Motor Car Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
- Craine Silo Co. v. Alden State BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- Bateman v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- Dealer Plan Corp. v. Automotive Wholesalers, Inc.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1957