RIGGS MOTOR CO. v. ARCHER


240 S.W.2d 75 (1951)

RIGGS MOTOR CO., Inc. v. ARCHER.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 25, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mapother, Mix & Morgan, Louisville, for appellant.

Hargadon, Bennett & LeMaire, Louisville, for appellee.


SIMS, Justice.

The sole question presented on this appeal is what is the measure of damages due the innocent purchaser of a stolen automobile sold to him by an innocent vendor, who likewise had no knowledge or intimation the car was stolen property. The trial court entered judgment for the purchaser on a verdict of $3,669.29 which represented the purchase price of $2,750, plus title transfer cost and usage tax of $76.25, finance charges of $626.96 and $215.78 the...

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