US V. 2007 Custom Motorcycle: Case Study

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The purpose of this assignment is to review the case of the United States v. 2007 Custom Motorcycle. This case is about the ownership of a motor vehicle and who has the ultimate possession/control over it. This case was found in chapter 10, page 308 and 309 in the Sales and Lease Contracts section of the textbook. United States v. 2007 Custom Motorcycle The case of the United States v. 2007 Custom Motorcycle deals with a man by the name of Timothy Allen, who ordered a custom motorcycle from Indy Route 66 Cycles, Inc. (Miller, 2014, pg. 308). Indy Route 66 Cycles, Inc. built the motor vehicle and when Allen bought it, Indy issued the vehicle to him with a Certificate of Origin. Apparently Allen had a drug problem, which led to him getting arrested on drug related charges. Police then took away his home and other possessions (property). The arrest of Allen happened around two years after he had purchased his motorcycle, and since Indy issued a Certificate of Origin, they took back Allen’s motorcycle while it …show more content…

There are many different legal concepts throughout the textbook, but one that stands out is the concept of identification. It is defined as “a place when specific goods are designated as the subject matter of a sales or lease contract” (Miller, 2014, pg. 307). This legal concept is important because it gives the buyer the right to insure the goods and the right to recover from third parties who damage the goods” (Miller, 2014, pg. 307). Since this term is very broad and covers a lot of legal ground, it usually presents itself in sales cases. The motorcycle that Timothy Allen owned was the specific good in this case, in that he purchased the motor vehicle and it rightfully belonged to him. But when he committed the crime of using that motor vehicle when trafficking illegal drugs, that good was taken away. Obviously, the parties involved in this case had a difficult time identifying who really owned the motor vehicle, which led to a court

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