Barreiro

This is an appeal by defendant Ernest Ingold, Incorporated, a corporation, from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs in an action for damages for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident. The only question raised upon appeal is the ownership, at the time of the accident, of the automobile which caused the accident, and the ensuing responsibility for injury and damage resulting from its use.

The facts are that John S. Barreiro, who was originally the owner of a Chevrolet coupé, sold same to defendant Ernest Ingold, Incorporated, a Chevrolet dealer, about December 6, 1940, and delivered the certificate of ownership and registration card, duly endorsed, to said defendant. On December 24, 1940, said defendant sold and delivered the said coupé to defendant Wyatt on a conditional sale contract. On December 27, 1940, Wyatt signed a second conditional sale contract which named defendant Ernest Ingold, Incorporated, as seller, and Wyatt as purchaser, and contained the usual clause retaining title in the seller until payment of the full purchase price. No change in possession, and, apparently, no change in the terms of the contract were then made and the seller still retained…