Higgins v. Central Cigar Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
It appears that on June 15, 1927, a certain automobile was sold by Sieger’s Garage, Inc., at a price exceeding $100, to one Nathaniel Johnson upon credit, under a written conditional sale agreement which provided that title to the ear and extra equipment should not pass by delivery under the sale, but should remain vested in and be the property of the vendor until the purchase price was fully paid. Possession of the automobile was delivered accordingly to Johnson, the vendee. The sale agreement, however, was never recorded.
Afterwards, to wit, on June 16, 1927, Sieger’s…
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