Anderson's Business Law and the Legal Environment 20th Edition by David Twomey,Marianne Jennings

Exercise 15

In 1989, Michael Heinrich wanted to buy a particular model of a new Ford pickup truck James Wilson represented himself to Heinrich as a dealer-broker who was licensed to buy and sell vehicles. Because he did not know that Wilson had lost his Washington vehicle dealer's license a year earlier, Heinrich retained Wilson to make the truck purchase but did not direct Wilson to any particular dealer.
Wilson negotiated with Titus-will Sales for a pickup truck with the options Heinrich had specified. Wilson had completed hundreds of transactions over the years With Titus-Will, which also was unaware that Wilson had lost his license. Heinrich made two initial payments to Wilson: an $1 800 down payment and a $3,000 payment when Titus-Will ordered the truck Wilson gave Heinrich a receipt with his vehicle dealer's license number and then ordered the truck from Titus-Will, using his own check to provide a $7,000 down payment. Wilson told the Titus-Will salesman with whom he placed the order that he was buying the truck for resale.
When the truck arrived, Titus-Will issued a dealer-to-dealer tide to it after Heinrich had paid the remaining $ 15,549.55 due on the sale. However, Wilson's original check for $7,000 failed to clear, and Titus-Will refused to issue the title and took the truck back from Heinrich. Seeking to have his truck returned, Heinrich sued Titus-Will and Wilson. Can Heinrich get his truck back? [ Heinrich v Titus- Will Sales, Inc., 868 P2d 169 (Wash App)]