DAVIS v. AETNA ACCEPTANCE CO.

No. 68.

293 U.S. 328 (1934)

DAVIS v. AETNA ACCEPTANCE CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 3, 1934.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Franklin D. Trueblood, with whom Messrs. Edward A. Zimmerman and George A. Edwards were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. William S. Kleinman for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE CARDOZO delivered the opinion of the Court.

A discharge in bankruptcy, pleaded as a defense to a declaration in trover for the conversion of a chattel, has been ruled by the courts below not to constitute a bar. The question is whether upon the evidence and the findings the bar should have been upheld.

The petitioner was a dealer in automobiles, selling them at retail and maintaining a salesroom where...

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