Tappin's Jewelry Stores, Inc. v. Rosner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bodine, J.

The defendants appeal from a judgment whereby the plaintiff recovered possession of a diamond ring. The plaintiff had sold a ring to one Watson under a conditional sales agreement which was duly filed. Watson pledged the ring with the defendants who were pawnbrokers. The appellant contends that because the conditional sales agreement is called a lease that it was not a conditional sales agreement and, therefore, could not be filed under the act.

It is perfectly unnecessary for us to determine whether the agreement, partaking somewhat of the…