Clanton's Auto Auction Sales, Inc. v. Young

Oxner, Justice.

Clanton’s Auto Auction Sales, Inc., brought this action to recover possession of a 1960 Volkswagen automobile, or the value thereof if possession could not be had. None of the defendants answered except Paul Young who denied that plaintiff was entitled to possession and asserted that he was a bona fide purchaser for value of the automobile. On the trial of the case Young made a motion for a nonsuit at the conclusion of plaintiff’s testimony. This motion was refused. At the conclusion of all the testimony, each party made a motion for a directed verdict. That of the defendant…