Land v. Automobile Finance Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 229, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, February T., 1919, No. 8, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Tony Land v. Automobile Finance Company. Assumpsit for breach of warranty in a bailment lease. Before Bonniwell, J. Verdict for plaintiff for $498.48 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence and refusal of defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The testimony produced by the plaintiff, if accepted by the jury, would have sustained a finding of the follow*117ing facts. The plaintiff and his associate or partner were uneducated Italians but little versed in the use of the English language. They lived at Girardville, Pennsylvania, and were there engaged in the business of contractors. They desired to purchase an autotruck capable of carrying a reasonably heavy load. They came to Philadelphia for the purpose cff buying such a truck. In company with an acquaintance, who resided in the city, they went to the place of…
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