Luther v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

This Court said in the case of Credit Co. v. Norwood, 257 N.C. 87, 125 S.E. 2d 369: “Prior to 1961 a purchaser of a motor vehicle acquired title notwithstanding the failure of his vendor to deliver vendor’s certificate of title or vendee’s failure to apply for a new certificate. In Peek v. Trust Co., 242 N.C. 1, 86 S.E. 2d 745, the court charged: ‘Now, the law does not prohibit the sale of a motor vehicle without a transfer and delivery of certificate of registration of title; in other words, one can sell a motor vehicle on one day and the title pass, and deliver or transfer the paper…