Babb v. Bolyard

This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment for $900, entered on the verdict of a jury after a motion for judgment n.o.v. or a new trial had been overruled, in an action for deceit by the buyer against the seller of a used 1946 Buick automobile.

The purchase was negotiated and contracted for in Cumberland on January 27, 1947 and consummated the same day. The price was $3,000, viz: $1,100 allowed for a used 1941 Ford turned in by plaintiff, $700 cash paid by check, and $1,200 furnished by a finance company, presumably on a conditional sale contract or a chattel mortgage. The purchase was…