Chrysler Credit Corp. v. State

Mikoll, J. P.

Cross appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (King, J.), entered April 7, 1998, upon a decision of the court in favor of claimant.

In April 1990, claimant extended financing to Christopher Wheeler in connection with his purchase of a new 1990 Eagle Talon vehicle from a dealer in Indiana. Wheeler acknowledged in his loan agreement that he was giving claimant a security interest in the vehicle. From the outset, claimant was aware that Wheeler intended to bring the vehicle to New York and would register and title it here. As proof of ownership, he was given a manufacturer’s…