Legal Opinion
RENAIRE CORPORATION v. Vaughn
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 1958No. 2141PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
The basic question on this appeal is whether appellant, the seller under a conditional sales contract, committed a trespass in retaking the chattel from the home of appellee, the purchaser. The question is governed by the law of Virginia where the purchaser lived and where the contract provided the chattel should be kept and where the retaking took place. 1 The contract provided:
“For the purpose of enforcing the Vendor’s rights hereunder, the Purchaser authorizes the Seller or assigns to enter upon the premises with or without notice and remove said property, and hereby…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Weatherford v. BirchettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1932
- Girard v. AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
- District Motor Co. v. RodillDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Bullock v. YoungDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Childers v. Judson Mills Store CompanySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Stutsman v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Marine Midland Bank-Central v. CoteDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- General Electric Credit Corp. v. TimbrookWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Vélez Cuebas v. CancelSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1963
- Albertorio-Santiago v. Reliable Financial ServicesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2009
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