Legal Opinion
Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Mendenhall
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 1997No. 27451PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
John C. Clark, under the alias Thomas Pécora, rented a 1994 Lexus from Alamo Rent-A-Car on December 21, 1994. Clark failed to return the car to Alamo and obtained a California “quick title” using forged signatures of fictitious parties. Clark then advertised the car in the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper and subsequently sold the car to Terry and Vyonne Mendenhall (Terry and Vyonne or the Mendenhalls) for $34,000.00 in cash on January 9, 1995. The Mendenhalls then made improvements to the car, had it insured, smog and safety tested, registered, licensed, and titled in the state of…
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