J. R. Townsend Co. v. New Hampshire Auto Co.

The following are the determinative facts. On February 21, 1958 the plaintiff sold and delivered this automobile to Insenga in California under a conditional sales contract. The *83contract did not have to be recorded in California. Title to the car was registered with the motor vehicle department, the California agency for recording the respective interests of the parties.

On July 3, 1959 the defendant obtained the car as a trade-in from Insenga in New Hampshire. Plaintiff first learned that the car was in this state on receipt of a letter from the defendant dated October 23, 1959. It…