California Car Co. v. Evans

STANLEY MILLEDGE, Circuit Judge.

California Car Co., the holder of the certificate of title to an automobile, brought action to recover possession. Dale Evans intervened alleging ownership by virtue of a conditional sales contract in which Jolly Jack Wilson was vendor. The case was tried by a jury which found for Evans. The plaintiff appealed.

No motor vehicle certificate has ever been given Evans. If he has a title (and therefore the right to possession) of the car, it must be because Jack Wilson, as the agent of the plaintiff, transferred plaintiff’s title. Without regard to the admissibility…