Murdock Motor Corp. v. Kirk

BENNETT, C.

Murdock Motor Corporation, plaintiff, brings this suit against Royal J. Kirk, defendant, for the recovery of an Oakland Landau sedan, alleging that the ear is worth $1,000; that possession has been demanded, and that defendant wrongfully withholds same from plaintiff, who is the owner and entitled to the possession thereof. The prayer is for possession of the car, or for its value, etc. The defendant by his answer makes a general denial.

The facts appear in brief as follows: Plaintiff was engaged in 1927 in the sale of Oakland and Pontiac automobiles, and, in connection therewith,…