Penrose v. Stevens

Stevens, defendant in error, was plaintiff in the district court where he obtained a judgment, based on a statutory penalty, against plaintiffs in error. To reverse the judgment, the writ of error herein is prosecuted. Reference will be made to the parties as they were aligned in the trial court, namely, as plaintiff or Stevens, and defendants.

Stevens was the owner of a 1931 model Ford truck in March, 1932, at which time the Salida Creditmen’s Association, one of the defendants, obtained a judgment against him in the justice court. About two years later this association caused execution to…