Legal Opinion
Strother Ford, Inc. v. First National Bank
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 3, 1974No. 49396PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, Judge.
We are here called upon to decide rights under a Maryland motor vehicle certificate of title as between a Georgia automobile dealer and a Maryland lender, both of whom were innocent victims of an individual who obtained a Georgia title certificate showing the automobile to be free of liens, which fraud he accomplished by altering a Maryland document to show the bank’s interest to have been satisfied.
On November 17, 1972, First National Bank of Maryland financed a purchase in Maryland of a 1972 Ford automobile for one James D. Farmer. A certificate of title was issued December 1,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bank of Atlanta v. FretzTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Clark v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Georgia Casualty Co. v. McRitchieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Staley v. PHELAN FINANCE CORPORATIONCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Griffin v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Dykes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Wideman v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Charles S. Martin Distributing Co. v. Indon Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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