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Show COURT UPSETS PAYMENT PLAN Installment Goods Can't Be Seised Without Returning Cash CHICAGO. May 3. A decision affecting af-fecting Installment plan transaction representing millions of dollars was handed down Tuesday in the appellate court in a transaction Involving Seurs. Roebuck and Company, a mall order concern. The decision, in effect It was declared, de-clared, protects the purchaser on the partial payment plan from haHn goods rcplevined by the firm and the purchase money paid on the contract conflse&ted, The case was carried to the appellate appel-late court by R B Illgbee. of Chicago Chi-cago who purchased a set of books from the mall order house for $52. pavment to be made at the rate of $3 B month. He refused to continue payments pay-ments when a dispute as to the amount he had paid arose. The dooIch were then seized on a writ of replevin re-plevin Under the present decision the books must be returned and suit started for the balance of the contract price If the company falls to return the books It must return the rnony already paid or. the contract It was Indicated that the case would be taken to the United Ktates supreme court. |