Legal Opinion
Marvin v. Connelly
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 22, 1979No. 20891PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rhodes, Justice:
Respondent, J. T. Marvin, instituted this action, based on breach of warranty of title and misrepresentation of material facts, to recover the price of a refrigeration trailer which he had purchased from the appellant, Connelly. The lower court resolved the issue favorably to respondent. We affirm.
The primary question to be determined is whether appellant breached an implied warranty of title by selling respondent a trailer which, unknown to both parties, had been stolen from its rightful owner.
The undisputed facts reveal that appellant originally obtained possession of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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