Rasmussen v. Lee Co., Inc.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover possession of an automobile and for damages for its wrongful detention. The jury found for plaintiff for possession of the automobile and for $250 damages. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied, and the appeal is from the judgment.

The controversy arose from the following salient facts: Defendant corporation is engaged in the business of financing automobile transactions. E. A. Shear, on November 28, 1934, took delivery of the car in question at the Studebaker factory, defendant paying for the car. Shear at that time was engaged as a dealer in…