Pacific Finance Corp. of California v. Morrow

UDALL, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant, Pacific Finance Corporation of California, on June 2, 1949 brought an action in replevin against defendant-appellee S. O. Morrow, to recover possession of an automobile, title to which was retained by it under conditional sales contract. For convenience, the parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant.

Two days later, pursuant to the writ of replevin plaintiff obtained possession of said automobile (minus the motor), and on January 20, 1950, it conducted a sale thereof at which defendant’s high bid of $150 was accepted. The car, still lacking the…