REA v. UNIVERSAL C.I.T. CREDIT CORPORATION

No. 30.

127 S.E.2d 225 (1962)

257 N.C. 639

William D. REA, Jr. v. UNIVERSAL C. I. T. CREDIT CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 19, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter G. Edwards, Hertford, and John H. Hall, Elizabeth City, for plaintiff appellee.

Blanchard & Farmer, Raleigh, for defendant appellant.


RODMAN, Justice.

Does the evidence suffice to warrant a finding that defendant wrongfully took possession of the automobile? If not, the court erred in submitting the first issue to the jury.

Until modified by statute, G.S. § 45-3.1, a mortgagee of chattels or his assignee was, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, entitled to possession of the mortgaged property even prior to a default. Grier v. Weldon, 205 N.C. 575, 172 S.E. 200.

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