Ohio Code § 1302.44

Ohio Code § 1302.44. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1302.44.

(A) A purchaser of goods acquires all title which the transferor had or had power to

transfer except that a purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the

extent of the interest purchased.  A person with voidable title has power to transfer a good title to a good faith

purchaser for value.  When goods have been delivered under a transaction of purchase, the purchaser has

such power even though: (1) The transferor was deceived as to the identity of the purchaser, or (2) The delivery was in exchange for a check which is later dishonored, or (3) It was agreed that the transaction was to be a “cash sale”, or (4) The delivery was procured through fraud punishable as larcenous under the criminal

law. (B) Any entrusting of possession of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that kind

gives the merchant power to transfer all rights of the entruster to a buyer in ordinary

course of business. (C) “ Entrusting ” includes any delivery and any acquiescence in retention of possession regardless

of any condition expressed between the parties to the delivery or acquiescence and

regardless of whether the procurement of the entrusting or the possessor's disposition

of the goods have been such as to be larcenous under the criminal law. (D) The rights of other purchasers of goods and of lien creditors are governed by the

provisions of Chapter 1309. and sections 1307.102 to 1307.603 of the Revised Code .

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1302.44
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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