United States Seventh Circuit

In plaintiff's action against a used-automobile dealer for selling him a truck that had been involved in a fatal accident without having applied for a salvage title as required under Indiana law, plaintiff's appeal from an adverse summary judgment ruling is certified to the Indiana Supreme Court to determine whether an entity that purchases and later sells a wrecked vehicle is required to apply for a salvage title under Ind. Code section 9-22-3-11(e) when it no longer owns the vehicle upon receipt of the certificate of title.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2009
• Published 12/17/2009

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mitchell B. Stoddard (argued), Consumer Law Advocates, St. Louis, MO, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan E. Palmer (argued), New Palestine, IN, for Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellee., John C. Trimble, Lewis & Wagner, Indianapolis, IN, for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee.