Northside Motors, Inc. v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.

SPECTOR, Chief Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of an adverse judgment in a replevin action brought by appellee.

The sole issue presented is whether, under the statutory provisions obtaining at all times material to this cause, a foreign lien against an automobile which has not been recorded in the office of the Motor Vehicle Commission of this State is enforceable against a subsequent purchaser for value in Florida. In July of 1969, one Robert Schroeder purchased a used 1967 Pontiac convertible from an automobile dealer in Saratoga Springs, New York. Schroeder made a down payment and financed…