Villa v. Alvarado State Bank

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a dispute over the title and right to possession of an automobile. Plaintiff-Appellant Villa, a wholesale automobile dealer, filed suit against Defendant-Appel-lee Bank for conversion of a 1978 Cadillac Coupe deVille automobile. Defendant-Ap-pellee denied and counterclaimed for title and possession of the automobile, claiming a security interest in the vehicle. After trial before the court without a jury, judgment was rendered that Villa take nothing and that the Bank be awarded title and possession of the automobile. We affirm this judgment.

On December 12, 1979,…