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BUMPHUS v. HARRINGTON

No. 2615.

167 A.2d 132 (1961)

Matthew BUMPHUS, Appellant, v. E. M. HARRINGTON, trading as E. M. Harrington Crane Service, and General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Appellees.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided January 19, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert A. Rapoport, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Samuel H. Suls, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee Harrington but filed no brief.

Norman E. Sill, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee General Motors Acceptance Corp. but filed no brief.

Before HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code § 11-776(b).

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant sued appellee Harrington, who operates a towing service, for the wrongful detention of his automobile. Harrington by third-party complaint brought in appellee General Motors Acceptance Corporation which, he claimed, was responsible for withholding appellant's vehicle. After trial the court rendered judgment for Harrington on appellant's complaint and judgment for GMAC on the third-party complaint.

On December 9, 1957, appellant...

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