CROSSWHITE v. AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.

Docket No. S.F. 21632.

61 Cal.2d 300 (1964)

392 P.2d 5

38 Cal. Rptr. 412

LOUIS CROSSWHITE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 14, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones & Sinai and James E. Jones, Jr., for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Frederick L. Hilger for Defendant and Respondent.


TRAYNOR, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendant surety company in an action on a claim and delivery bond.

Plaintiff acquired a logging truck knowing that it was subject to a chattel mortgage held by the DeBon Motor Company as security for a note that was in default. The mortgage provided that in the event of a default the mortgagee was entitled to possession and could "enter upon the premises where the...

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