Charles M. Stieff, Inc. v. Wilson

This appeal brings np for review a ruling that when, after the conditional sale of a chattel, but before the recording of the contract of sale as required by statute, the vendee wrongfully delivers the chattel to one to whom he had previously sold a chattel of that nature for future delivery, and by whom he had previously been paid in full, the first vendor, notwithstanding reservations of title in the contract, is not entitled to take the property from the possession of the second vendee, who has no notice of the previous conditional sale.

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