BETTIS v. MANHATTAN CREDIT COMPANY

No. 5-1797.

324 S.W.2d 352 (1959)

Claude BETTIS, Appellant, v. MANHATTAN CREDIT COMPANY, Inc., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 25, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. V. Moody and Joseph Brooks, Little Rock, for appellant.

Talley & Owen and James R. Howard, Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This dispute about the ownership of a Chevrolet car involves ostensibly conflicting certificates of title to the vehicle, issued by the Commissioner of Revenues. Ark.Stats. 1947, § 75-139. The trial court, sitting without a jury, adjudged the plaintiff-appellee's title to be superior, and the other claimant, Bettis, has appealed.

The facts are simple. On July 13, 1957, E. R. Wiggs (a defendant who has not appealed) bought the...

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