Bank South, N.A. v. Zweig

Blackburn, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of Bank South’s petition to foreclose upon a certain 1988 Porsche 911 automobile.

The facts found by the trial court following a bench trial are as follows: On May 17, 1993, Claude DeFontaine, through Ace Automotive, purchased the 1988 Porsche automobile, which is the subject of this foreclosure action, and gave John Nelson permission to sell the automobile as an agent of Ace Automotive. Nelson was an automobile dealer in the business of buying and selling automobiles for profit, and previously sold vehicles owned by Ace…