Legal Opinion
Dion v. Silver City Dodge, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 15, 1986PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
This case raises the question whether a buyer can acquire good title to an automobile as a good faith purchaser for value under G. L. c. 106, § 9-307 (1984 ed.), see National Shawmut Bank v. Vera, 352 Mass. 11, 16 (1967), where he failed to obtain a certificate of title in compliance with G. L. c. 90D (1984 ed.). The case was tried before a Superior Court judge sitting without a jury, who ruled that the plaintiff had acquired title to the automobile in question even though he had not obtained a certificate of title, see G. L. c. 90D, § 15 (1984 ed.). The defendant appealed and we took the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Industrial National Bank v. Leo's Used Car Exchange, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Baystate Drywall, Inc. v. Chicopee Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- National Shawmut Bank of Boston v. VeraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Codding v. JacksonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
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