Plausible rogues: contract and property
Abstract
Problem of rogue obtaining possession of motor vehicle on credit through fraudulent misrepresentation of identity and selling on to innocent third party for cash; difficulty of deciding issue of right to vehicle between two parties, both taken in by fraudster who has disappeared with the third party's cash.
Citation
D. Carey Miller, Plausible Rogues: Contract and Property. Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 9, 2005, pp. 150-156