Route v. Smith Chevrolet Co.

HERGET, Judge.

This is an action in redhibition and for damages arising out of the sale of a used 1956 Chevrolet sedan by Smith Chevrolet Company, Inc. to plaintiff, Clarence Route, Sr.

The Trial Court rendered judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant for damages in the sum of $477:10, from which judgment Defendant brings this appeal.

Plaintiff, who operated a taxicab line in Covington, Louisiana, on April 22, 1959 purchased the vehicle from Defendant with the express and understood purpose of using same in his taxicab business. The sale price was for the sum of $1,354.25, of which…