Knapp v. Lyman
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Charles Wellborn, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJames, J.
In this action plaintiff sought to recover possession of an automobile alleged to have been wrongfully taken and detained by the defendant. The judgment was adverse to the claim and plaintiff appealed.
The defendant, as the facts appear in the evidence, was the owner of the automobile in question. He desired to sell it and placed an advertisement in a newspaper. A person appeared in answer to the advertisement and pretended that he had a bona, fide purchaser for the automobile. This person arranged a meeting between the owner of the machine and the alleged purchaser, and the parties met, there…
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