Willys-Overland Co. of California v. Chapman
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from El Paso County Court, at Daw;- W. P. Brady, Judge. Suit by the Willys-Overland Company of California and another against William Chapman and others. From a judgment favoring part of the defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
This suit was brought by appellants, Willys-Overland Company of California and Automobile Insurance Company, against William Chapman, Mrs. W. E. Chapman, and W. S. Wiley, to recover the title and possession of an automobile, or, in the alternative, for its value and rent. The following are substantially the facts in the case:
The Willys-Overland Company of California, a corporation, its place of business, San Francisco, owned the automobile in controversy. On the 3d day of July, 1916, said corporation, in the city of San Francisco, entered into a lease contract with Mrs. W. E. Chapman, then…
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