Question juridique clé
Whether the claimant acquired ownership of the vehicle by a postponed brevi manu traditio
Solution extraite
No. The parties agreed that ownership would pass only after specified registration and insurance steps, which the claimant did not perform; therefore possession and ownership never passed.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 714 CC, transfer of movable ownership requires title, disposition, and transfer of possession. Where brevi manu traditio is made conditional, ownership passes only when the condition is fulfilled. The claimant's failure to complete the agreed steps prevented transfer.