General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Smith

This case is here in error to the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia to review a judgment in favor of defendant in error, plaintiff below, in an action to recover the sum of $908.00', with interest, for the alleged conversion of a certain automobile, and other miscellaneous chattels.

It appears that plaintiff Thomas Smith purchased an automobile from the Barry Pate Motor Company, under a contract of conditional sale. Instead of signing his own name to the contract, he signed the name of his brother, Emmet E. Smith, for the reason, as he states, that he had no credit with the motor…