Legal Opinion
Associates Discount Corporation v. Hardesty
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 5, 1941No. 7637PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
This was an action in the nature of an action in detinue brought by the plaintiffs (appellees) against the defendant (appellant). The purpose was to recover from the defendant possession of a “certificate of origin” covering an automobile claimed to belong to the plaintiffs Hardesty.
The facts are not disputed and show that John H. Hardesty went to the place of business of Georgetown Motors, Inc., licensed dealers in automobiles, in Georgetown in the District of Columbia, for the purpose of purchasing a car. He was shown a new 1939 Plymouth, which the Motors Company had for sale with other…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hennessy v. Automobile Owners' Ins.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Commercial Credit Co. v. SchreyerOhio Supreme Court · 1929
- Carolina Discount Corp. v. Landis Motor Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Moore v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Parrott v. GulickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Bordman Investment Co. v. Peoples Bank of Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1958
- Fogle v. General Credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Price v. Universal CIT Credit CorporationArizona Supreme Court · 1967
- Mori v. Chicago National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1954
- Schrier v. Home Indemnity CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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