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Gilbert v. Gotham Credit Corp.

152 Misc. 598 Court Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department, Decision date 1934-05-16 English

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Zelmer A. Gilbert, Respondent, v. Gotham Credit Corporation, Appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
May 16, 1934.
Samuel Schleimer, for the appellant.
Maurice B. Gladstone, for the respondent.

An action in conversion for damages for unlawful repossession of the automobile of plaintiff’s assignor is not one to recover possession of a specific chattel or chattels as provided in

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rule 113 of the Rules of Civil Practice, subdivision 5, so as to warrant the granting of a motion for summary judgment brought under this and rule 114 of the Rules of Civil Practice.

Judgment and order reversed, with ten dollars costs to appellant to abide the event, and motion denied.

All concur; present, Hammer, Callahan and Shientag, JJ.