Shuck v. Everett Sports Cars, Inc.

The plaintiff, Jerald Shuck, alleged that the defendant, Everett Sports Cars, Inc., an automobile dealer, was guilty of the conversion of his sports car. The court entered judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,443 and costs, and the defendant has appealed.

On Friday, January 7, 1972, at 2 p.m., Shuck went to Everett Sports Cars, Inc., to purchase an automobile. He turned over the keys to his 1969 Jaguar to an employee of the defendant so that the employee could test drive the car to ascertain its condition. During the afternoon, the plaintiff examined or test drove several sports cars…