Consumer Warranty Law: 15.2 Almost All Used Cars Carry a Warranty of Good Title
Every contract for sale carries a warranty by the seller that the title conveyed is good and its transfer rightful, and that the goods will be delivered free from any security interest or other lien or encumbrance, unless the buyer has actual knowledge (not just constructive knowledge) at the time of contracting of such encumbrance.2 The seller’s lack of knowledge of the title problem is irrelevant.3 Thus this warranty will be breached when a car does not have good title, as when the car has been stolen