In Bank v. Renteria, 523 S.W.2d 780 (Tex. Civ. App.--Corpus Christi 1975, no writ) the original owner of the vehicle obtained a certified copy of the certificate of title, and assigned that title to his employer in exchange for a loan, but retained possession of the vehicle. Id. at 782-83. The employer received a new original certificate of title from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Id. at 783. The owner then traded the vehicle to the original dealership, and assigned his original certificate of title to the dealer, who then sold the vehicle to Renteria. Id. In the ensuing title dispute between the employer's lender and Renteria, the Corpus Christi court held that because Renteria had physical possession of the vehicle and an original certificate of title, instead of a certified copy, he had superior title to the vehicle. Id. at 786.