Associates Discount Corp. v. Walker

This was an action of trover brought in the Circuit Court of Peoria County by the appellant, Associates Discount Corporation, against Harold D. "Walker, d/b/a Walker’s Used Cars. The facts were stipulated by the parties and heard by the Court without a jury.

On June 3, 1957, an Illinois Certificate of Title to a Cadillac automobile was issued to Gene Smith of Champaign, Illinois, by the Illinois Secretary of State. Smith, a used ear dealer, acquired the automobile by purchase from J. C. Campbell, a resident of Michigan. Smith sold the automobile to an automobile dealer in Indianapolis named…