Martin

Martin v. Hollins

Good Law
118 Cal. App. 561·1931 Cal. App. LEXIS 184·5 P.2d 899
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 25, 1931Docket No. 8043.California1,465 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Spence, J.

Plaintiff brought an action in replevin seeking to recover possession of a portable motor generator set mounted on a trailer. The trial court gave judgment in favor of plaintiff for the recovery of possession of said equipment or its value in the sum of $6,500 with the proviso that the defendant Waldorf Productions, Inc., was entitled to possession thereof conditioned upon its depositing into court within five days the sum of $500 with interest for the benefit of plaintiff. Plaintiff appeals from that portion of the judgment providing for recovery of possession by said de fendant upon payment of said amount and also from the order of the trial court denying plaintiff’s motion to set aside the judgment and to enter another and different judgment under sections 663 and 663a of the Code of Civil Procedure.

The essential facts are not disputed. The property involved was one of four generator sets originally sold by plaintiff to defendants Hollins and Arrousez under a conditional sales contract dated December 4, 1924, and providing for a total purchase price of $15,600. Said defendants Hollins and Arrousez were engaged in a general electrical contracting business and in selling and…

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