Legal Opinion
Commercial Credit Co. v. McNelly
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided February 21, 1934No. Action of Replevin, No. 51PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, C. J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
The contention now is that the certificate of title is conclusive; that the defendant may not show a right of property in himself except as such right is evidenced by a certificate of title under the statutes governing the registration and titling of motor vehicles; that the defendant could not claim title by estoppel, from which it is urged that the jury should have been instructed to find a verdict for the plaintiff.
The statutes in force at the time of the alleged sale are to be found in Chapter 10, Vol. 36, Laws of Delaware, Article 2…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Harris v. RunnelsSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Endres v. Mara-Rickenbacker Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1928
- Hennessy v. Automobile Owners' Ins.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Thomas v. MullinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
- Commercial Credit Co. v. SchreyerOhio Supreme Court · 1929
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Junkin v. AndersonWashington Supreme Court · 1941
- Janney v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- Associates Discount Corporation v. HardestyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Cammile v. SandersonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1953
- Morgan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1979