Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Spofford
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the CourtPattangall, J.
On report. Agreed statement of facts. An action of replevin in which plaintiff seeks to recover an .automobile from defendant, a deputy sheriff, who had attached the same in an action brought by one Valliere to enforce a statutory lien under the provisions of Section 56 and 57 Chap. 96 R. S. as amended by Chap. 171 P. L. 1925.
The repairs on the automobile were made at the request of one Emery who was in possession of the car, under a conditional sale contract which plaintiff held as assignee of the original vendor. The repairs were necessary. The bill for same was reasonable. The statutory…
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