McQUAY v. MOUNT VERNON BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


108 S.E.2d 251 (1959)

200 Va. 776

James D. McQUAY v. MOUNT VERNON BANK AND TRUST COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 4, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Lee Sweeny, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff in error.

James M. Thomson, Alexandria, for defendants in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and BUCHANAN, MILLER, WHITTLE, SNEAD and I'ANSON, JJ.


MILLER, Justice.

An action for damages was instituted by James D. McQuay against Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Company and Andrew W. Clark, trustee, in which it was alleged that defendants had wrongfully taken possession of and sold a 1952 Lincoln automobile upon which they claimed to hold a lien, when the car was in fact owned by plaintiff who had purchased it from a used car dealer in the regular course of business and for value. Defendants asserted that the bank...

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