Huey v. Lagrange Motors Inc.

“The object of the statute requiring the record of a contract of conditional sale reserving title is to protect the vendor and the vendee against each other, and the public against both. The record of such an instrument is notice to the world [or at least to anyone who subsequently purchases the property] that the owner of the property has parted with his absolute dominion over it, but retains the title as security for his debt.” Chattanooga Finance Corp. v. Bitting, 38 Ga. App. 490 (1) (144 S. E. 331). In order for the owner to claim, against all subsequent purchasers, the advantage of this…