Legal Opinion
Scoggins v. Kristoff
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 7, 1979No. Civ. No. 55755PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HASTINGS, J.
On March 26, 1975, defendant Joseph E. Kristoff (Kristoff) sold his 1968 Ford passenger car to defendant Thomas Francis Rafferty (Rafferty). Both parties testified that the car registration and the certificate of ownership were properly endorsed and delivered along with the car to Rafferty on that date, thus complying with Vehicle Code section 5602, subdivision (a).1
On April 12, 1975, plaintiff Roger Eldon Scoggins suffered injuries when his motorcycle was negligently rear-ended by Rafferty while he was driving the 1968 Ford. Rafferty admitted his liability for the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Brown v. FixCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
3Cited by1 opinion
- Springmeyer v. Ford Motor Co.California Court of Appeal · 1998