Chiplock v. Steuart Motor Co.

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Involved in this appeal is a dispute between a man who sold his automobile and received in payment a forged check, and a dealer who later bought the automobile and paid value therefor. The case was tried on an agreed statement of facts, to which we must refer at some length for a' proper understanding of the circumstances and the legal questions presented.

Plaintiff, an Army officer, having been ordered to Korea, advertised his Buick automobile for sale in a newspaper at a price of $1600. About 8:30 in the evening of July 27, 1951, he received a telephone call from one who…