Legal Opinion
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Elder
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 5, 1960No. Gen. 10,246PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE REYNOLDS
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a replevin suit by the plaintiff, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, against Jesse J. Elder, to recover possession of an Oldsmobile 1957 Holiday Sedan, Model 88. The car was purchased on April 15, 1957, in Paducah, Kentucky, by a man calling himself Joseph T. Gaw. The dealer was C. N. Baker & Son, of Paducah. Gaw gave an address in Chicago, Illinois, as his home address, this address later turning out to be a vacant lot. He told the dealer he was a buyer of scrap metal, basing his operations out of Chicago, and that he…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Sherer-Gillett Co. v. LongIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
- Barrett v. HinckleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Fry Bros. v. TheoboldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
- Munz v. National Bond Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Osborn v. People ex rel. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Chicago v. George F. Harding CollectionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
- Associates Discount Corp. v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- Tie Systems, Inc. v. Telcom Midwest, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1990