Hodges Wholesale Cars v. AUTO DEALER'S

The trial court entered summary judgments in favor of the defendants, Auto Dealer's Exchange of Birmingham ("Auto Exchange") and Express Drive Away ("Express"). The plaintiffs, Hodges Wholesale Cars and Cleveland Auto Sales ("Cleveland"), appeal.

The record reveals the following: Doyle Alexander, a Georgia resident, owned a 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis automobile. He sold that car to an individual whose identity is not disclosed in the record (that individual is hereinafter referred to as "the initial buyer"). Alexander endorsed the back of the certificate of title to the car in blank and gave…