Personal Finance Co. of New York v. General Finance Co.

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The plaintiff, a New York loan corporation, as mortgagee under a chattel mortgage executed and duly recorded in that state, brought this action of trespass against the defendant, a Pennsylvania corporation, to recover damages for the conversion in the state of New York of its lien interest in a Chevrolet car while in the possession of Michael J. Cleary, the mortgagor.

The case was tried in the municipal court before a judge without a jury, and a finding was made for defendant. This result was due largely, to the judge’s concluding that our courts do not have jurisdiction…