Zoloto v. Scott

The plaintiff, appellee herein, filed a replevin action in the Common Pleas Court of Butler County, Ohio, seeking to recover from the defendants Earl Scott and James Hyde, doing business as Ohio Motors, appellants herein, possession of a 1955 Oldsmobile four-door sedan. The action involves several attempts to buy, to sell, and to transfer title to the automobile.

Ben Zoloto purchased the Oldsmobile four-door Riveria, model 98, manufacturer’s serial No. 559 M 38029, from Peffly Motors, Elkhart, Indiana, at an auction sale in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for $2,150, on September 4, 1956. At that time…