SOUTHEAST EQUIP v. OFFICE OF STATE POLICE

No. CA-0646.

437 So.2d 1184 (1983)

SOUTHEAST EQUIPMENT CO., INC. v. OFFICE OF STATE POLICE, TROOP B, Department of Public Safety, State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

September 13, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Lancaster, Jr., Metairie, for appellant.

Ronald J. Hof, New Orleans, for appellee.

Before REDMANN, C.J., and GULOTTA and LOBRANO, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

In this case involving the sale of a stolen movable, we are confronted with the competing possessory rights of a true owner and an innocent purchaser. From a judgment recognizing the purchaser's superior right to possession, the owner appeals. We affirm.

According to the stipulated facts, Southeast Equipment Co., Inc. (Southeast) purchased, in good faith,1 a stolen 1979 Caterpillar Loader for $54,000.00 from C....

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