Holmes v. Houston

SIMPSON, Justice.

The question of import is whether a minor who has purchased an automobile with stolen money may rescind and recover the consideration paid.

The trial court held to the affirmative of the question and defendant has appealed. There seems to be a paucity of decisions on the question — none from this jurisdiction — but the ones extant impress us as sound and sustain the ruling below. Ruehl v. Kardos, 204 App.Div. 499, 198 N.Y.S. 412; Riley v. Mallory, 33 Conn. 201.

In the Ruehl Case the infant sought a rescission of the purchase of some stock from .stockbrokers. He was an employee…