Legal Opinion
Bradshaw v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 22, 1937No. 3947PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, District Judge.
This is an action in trespass to recover $200 compensatory damages and $9,800 punitive damages alleged to have resulted from defendant’s conversion of an automobile belonging to the plaintiffs. The case was tried before the court and a Jury and a verdict was rendered in favor of the defendant. The plaintiffs now move for a new trial.
The statement of claim averred in substance that plaintiffs obtained a judgment in Bradford county, Pa., against one Wilfred Cook, execution issued thereon and the sheriff levied upon a Chevrolet Coach as the property of Cook and advertised…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Flanigan v. McLeanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. HartmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. HortonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1936
- Charlap v. LepowSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
3Cited by3 opinions
- County of Sacramento v. Assessment Appeals Board No. 2California Court of Appeal · 1973
- State v. ErnstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
- Commercial Inv. Trust Co. v. MinonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939