Currier v. Knapp
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for the conversion of a soda fountain. The case was submitted to the Superior Court and to this court, on appeal, on an agreed statement of facts, in substance as follows: On June 13, 1873, G. D. Dows & Co. delivered the property, which is the subject of this action, to W. S. Proctor, under an agreement of lease by which Proctor was to pay a certain sum in instalments, and on receipt of the entire sum Dows & Co. agreed to give Proctor a bill of sale of the property; “…
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Tort for the conversion of a soda fountain. The case was submitted to the Superior Court and to this court, on appeal, on an agreed statement of facts, in substance as follows: On June 13, 1873, G. D. Dows & Co. delivered the property, which is the subject of this action, to W. S. Proctor, under an agreement of lease by which Proctor was to pay a certain sum in instalments, and on receipt of the entire sum Dows & Co. agreed to give Proctor a bill of sale of the property; “ but until such time the ownership shall remain vested in the said G. D. Dows & Co., with the right of removal without…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
The agreement between Dows & Co. and Proctor amounted to a conditional sale, under which Proctor had an interest in the goods, which he might convey, and which, upon *326the performance of the condition by him, became an absolute title in his grantee, without any further bill of sale. Day v. Bassett, 102 Mass. 445. Judgment for the plaintiff.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Day v. BassettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
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