Searcy v. Bend Garage Co.

Plaintiff brought this action under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act, ORS 646.605 and following, for damages allegedly arising out of plaintiff’s purchase of an automobile from the defendant automobile dealer. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for general damages. (There are two plaintiffs, husband and wife. We shall refer to husband only.) Defendant appeals. We affirm.

Defendant assigns as error the refusal of the trial court to grant its motion for a directed verdict. Viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff, the jury could have found the following facts: Plaintiff went to…