Seely v. First Bank & Trust

Both parties move for summary judgment in this action for alleged conversion by defendant First Bank and Trust, Boynton Beach, Florida in the repossession of a tandem dump truck. When repossessed the truck was registered to plaintiff in New York and in his possession in New York.

Through a series of Florida transactions in which the bank held the continuing lien of a chattel mortgage or a note and security agreement, Paul DeForest, Sidney, Delaware County, New York, acquired title to a 1964 Chevrolet truck subject to the lien of the existing debt which DeForest guaranteed.

Before the sale of…