Ritter & Associates, Inc. v. Buchanan Volkswagen, Inc.

Ritter and Associates, Inc. (“Ritter”) brought this claim to recover payment for twenty vehicles sold to Buchanan Volkswagen, Inc. (“BVW”) through BVW’s agent, Todd Taylor (“Taylor”). Taylor, who purchased vehicles on behalf of various parties at a used automobile auction in Florida, conducted a check kiting scheme that defrauded several entities within the automobile dealership industry, including BVW and Ritter. BVW appeals the special referee’s order finding for Ritter on its breach of contract cause of action, arguing that Taylor was not acting exclusively as BVW’s agent when he purchased…