White v. Mid-City Motor Co.

The bill was filed to cancel and rescind a conditional sales contract and notes executed by complainant in the purchase from the defendant Mid-City Motor Company of a second-hand automobile and to recover the amount paid under the contract. The theory of the bill, sustained by the Chancellor, is that the failure of the seller to comply with provisions of the Tenues- see Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Law, Code, Sec. 5538.148 et seq., constituted a breach of an implied warranty of title under the Uniform Sales Act, Code, Sec. 7206, entitling the buyer to rescind. That Act, Code, Sec.…