Erie County United Bank v. Fowl

Case No. 1025 is presented as an appeal on questions of law, from a judgment rendered by the Court of Common Pleas of Lorain county, in an action in replevin, in which The Erie County United Bank sought to obtain possession of an automobile from one Balph Fowl, who had possession as the purchaser thereof from a dishonest retail dealer.

Evidence sufficiently comprehensive for this opinion is hereinafter set forth:

The defendant Balph Fowl, a farmer by occupation, in January, 1941, ordered a new automobile from Balph 0. Nottke, a retail automobile dealer, who conducted his business under the name…