Legal Opinion

Citizens' Sav. & Inv. Co. v. Hunt's Garage

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1922No. 22297PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from chancery court of Lauderdale county. I-Ton. G. C. Tann, Chancellor. Suit by Hunt’s Garage, Incorporated, against J. A. McKenzie and others, in which the Citizens’ Savings & Investment Company intervened.

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Appeal from chancery court of Lauderdale county. I-Ton. G. C. Tann, Chancellor. Suit by Hunt’s Garage, Incorporated, against J. A. McKenzie and others, in which the Citizens’ Savings & Investment Company intervened. Bill dismissed as to the defendant Lillian McKenzie, and judgment rendered against the defendant J. A. McKinzie for the amount due the complainant, and also for the amount due the intervener, and declaring a lien in favor of complainant to be paramount to the intervener’s lien, and the intervener appeals. Counsel for appellee state the case presented by the record herein as…

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

The statement of the case presented by this record set forth in the first three and one-half pages of the brief of counsel for the appellee is correct and is directed to be published by the Eeporter in full.

The right of the appellant to intervene herein is not challenged by the appellee.

By selling the automobile to McKenzie for the purpose of being placed in his sales room for resale, the appellee clothed McKenzie Avith the apparent OAvnership of the automobile and is estopped to deny that he was the OAvner thereof in fact against subsequent bona-fide purchasers and incumbrancers for value.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Columbus Buggy Co. v. TurleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Parry Manufacturing Co. v. LowenbergMississippi Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State Savings Bank v. Universal Credit Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  2. Associates Discount Corp. v. SlaytonMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Simmons v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1931

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