Legal Opinion
Davis v. Sheriff
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 1, 1951No. 1052PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
Melbourne Hughes purchased four dump trucks from the appellee, Sheriff Motor Company, under a conditional sales contract. The trucks were used, by the pur•chaser to remove topsoil from appellant Davis’ property in Virginia. Davis was not paid for the topsoil and brought suit against Hughes in the Municipal Court. Hughes, being a resident of Arlington County, Virginia, three of the four trucks were seized under a writ of attachment before judgment. Sheriff Motor Company thereupon filed a petition for trial of right of property naming Davis as defendant and claiming…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hervey v. Rhode Island Locomotive WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- C. I. T. Corp. v. GuySupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Maryland Credit Finance Corp. v. Franklin Credit Finance Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1935
- C. I. T. Corp. v. W. J. Crosby & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Brackett & Shaw Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1930
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