Andrews

This is an action in claim and delivery for the possession of an automobile which was purchased by the defendant De Lorm from the plaintiffs, under a conditional sale contract entered into by the parties in Yakima County, Washington, on June 19, 1925. The automobile in question was delivered to De Lorm when the contract was signed. The contract provides for a purchase price of $1164, acknowledges receipt of $450 down payment, and provides that the balance of $714 shall be payable, $400 on the first day of November, 1925, and $314 on the first day of March, 1926. The contract further provides that until the purchaser has fully complied with all of the terms thereof, and made all payments provided for therein, the title to said automobile shall remain in the seller. Also, it provides that the purchaser agrees not to sell, attempt to sell, lease, mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of or encumber said personal property, nor take the same out of the county of Yakima, state of Washington, during the life of the contract. It further provides that the purchaser shall not assign this contract or any of his rights thereunder, and that any such assignment shall, at the option of the…