Vern Klingbiel, and v. Commercial Credit Corporation, Inc., And

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

When Vern Klingbiel, (Purchaser), went outside his home in St. Louis, Missouri, on the morning of June 22, 1966 he found his brand new (1966) Ford Galaxie 500 gone. Later he' was to learn that in the dark of night and with skillful stealth the car — despite its being fully locked — had been taken away, not by some modern auto rustler, but by an anonymous representative of the Automobile Recovery Bureau acting for Commercial, 1 the installment finance company, which was described with remarkable accuracy as a “professional firm”. Little did he know that with this…