Coker v. Mott

Appellant sued W. C. Mott on a promissory note for $194.40 and to foreclose a mortgage on a certain automobile, executed by Mott to appellant. W. E. Wo-mack was made a party to the suit on the ground that he was in possession of the automobile and claiming the same. The cause was tried without a jury, and judgment rendered in favor of appellant as against Mott for the amount of the note, but in Jiavor of W. E. Womack for the automobile.

Womack swore that he was the owner of the Star Theater, and that on March 27, 1913, Mott, as his agent, sold the same to Tyler & Co., taking the automobile in…