Quila v. Estate of Schafer

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

The appellants were defendants in an action commenced by the special administrator of the estate of Mrs. Schafer to recover certain personal property in the defendants’ possession which had belonged to the decedent. The defendants claimed ownership of the property by virtue of a bill of sale and a “lease purchase” agreement executed by the decedent. From a judgment in favor of the estate, the defendants appealed.

The amended complaint sought recovery of certain designated personal property or the reasonable value thereof on the grounds that the aforementioned conveyances…