McCabe v. Competition Imports, Inc.

I respectfully dissent. The majority recognizes that defendant Competition Imports, Inc. was required to forward the paperwork pertaining to defendant Melissa J. Rifenburg’s registration and title application to the Department of Motor Vehicles within five days of its issuance of the temporary registration (see Vehicle and Traffic Law § 420-a [4]; 15 NYCRR 78.23 [e] [1]), that a failure to comply with the State’s registration requirements has resulted in a finding that the automobile dealer will be estopped from denying ownership and that it is uncontroverted that Competition failed to comply…