Pool v. George

This is a replevin suit involving a 1946 Chrysler automobile. The trial court found that the defendant Pool was not a bona fide purchaser for value and awarded possession of the car to plaintiff George. The defendant appeals in error.

' Plaintiff Henry George is a used car dealer of Wichita, Kansas. On Saturday, October 19, 1946, one James E. Le' Jean came to his place of business in Wichita and represented himself as being on leave of absence from the United States Navy and temporarily connected with the public health service in Atlanta, Georgia, as a physician doing research in malaria. He…