Turkel v. Fiore

This is an action by the plaintiff against the defendant for the unauthorized towing of his automobile. Joseph Fiore was acting as agent of the defendant, Industrial Scrap Iron Corp., which impleaded the City of New York.

The vehicle in question was purchased by plaintiff from one Morris Stern, for $350 on September 29,1969. Notwithstanding the sale, Mr. Stern permitted his license plates to remain on the vehicle until Sunday, October 5, 1969. During the period between the sale and removal of the license plates, Mr. Stern actually drove the vehicle from time to time, with the permission *211of Mr.…