Legal Opinion
Grady Motors Corp. v. Travelers Tire Insurance
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 18, 1957No. Civ. A. No. 3547-56PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PINE, District Judge.
Plaintiff is a corporation engaged in the business of selling automobiles. It delivered a new 1956 Lincoln automobile to a person theretofore unknown to it, who represented himself to be Dr. Percy Covington Powell, Jr. It was equipped with temporary license tags, and at the time of delivery, Powell was given a temporary registration card and a retail buyer’s order signed by plaintiff’s agent and Powell. Plaintiff received therefor a check drawn on a Bethesda bank by Powell, for the full purchase price of the automobile. Powell drove away in the automobile, and neither he…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sullivan Co. v. WellsDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1950
- Daine v. PriceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Standard Inv. Co. v. Town of Snow Hill, N. C.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
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