Chapin v. Noll

This action was begun by Don A. Chapin, plaintiff, to recover $75,000 from Herbert C. 'Noll, defendant, for an alleged fraud which plaintiff charges was perpetrated against him in the purchase of a certain business carried on by defendant in Lincoln under the trade-name of “Noll Electric Company.” Defendant was engaged at the time in the sale and repair of electrical supplies, automobile accessories and batteries, and also Atwater-Kent radios and their accessories. The jury returned a verdict for plkintiff for $31,583. Defendant appealed.

The parties executed a written contract under date of…