Legal Opinion
National Shawmut Bank of Boston v. Vera
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 7, 1967PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
The plaintiff (Shawmut) brought an action in a District Court to recover for the alleged conversion of an automobile. There was a finding for the defendant. A report was dismissed by the Appellate Division. Shawmut appealed. The evidence is summarized below.
Shawmut was assignee of a conditional sale contract dated April 23, 1963, covering the sale of an automobile by Howard Motors Inc. (Howard) to one Gomes. There was a balance of $476.98 due under the contract. Shawmut “did not record a financing statement covering . . . [the] contract with either the Secretary of State or the [c]ity…
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