Garuba v. Yorkshire Insurance

There is only one question presented to us here: Was appellee the owner of the ear at the time of the loss? The trial court held that he was still the owner because there had been no record transfer of title under the provisions of chapter 251.1 of the Code of Iowa, 1939, particularly sections 5002.0.1 to 5002.07. The court said:

“As to the legal point as to whether the car had in fact been sold or not, our statute provides a method and only one method for the transfer of title to a motor vehicle and the turning of this car over to the prospective purchaser who made the deposit of $200 without…