Landshire Food Service, Inc. v. Coghill

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs, Barry Hyken and Landshire Food Service, Inc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as Hyken), sought declaratory judgment as to the ownership of a 1979 Rolls Royce Corniche automobile and a judgment in replevin for return of the vehicle. The trial court found in favor of defendant, J.A. Coghill. The trial court’s ruling was based on the failure of the assignment of title to conform to § 301.-210, RSMo (Cum.Supp.1984) and Hyken’s failure to qualify as a bona fide purchaser. We affirm.

On August 25, 1984, defendant, an Illinois resident, sold his 1979 Rolls…