Riggs Motor Co. v. Archer

SIMS, Justice.

The sole question presented on this appeal is what is the measure of damages due the innocent purchaser of a stolen automobile sold to him by an innocent vendor, who likewise had no knowledge or intimation the car was stolen property. The trial court entered judgment for the purchaser on a verdict of $3,669.29 which represented the purchase price of $2,750, plus title transfer cost and usage tax of $76.25, finance charges of $626.96 and $215.78 the purchaser expended for repairs and improvements he put on the car during the seven months he drove it.

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