Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Devitt
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 2, 1942No. Civ. 11815PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLING, J. pro tem.
Appeal from a judgment for the value of an automobile in an action for conversion. Defendant and appellant, as sheriff of Santa Cruz County, levied a writ of execution upon the automobile to satisfy a judgment against A. R. Carpenter. Plaintiff and respondent filed a third party claim pursuant to section 689, Code of Civil Procedure, and the execution creditor having given the sheriff the undertaking provided for in that section, the sheriff sold the automobile at execution sale. This action followed.
The evidence showed that one Watkins, a dealer, had originally sold the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Willard H. George, Ltd. v. BarnettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
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