Lewis v. Muntz Car Co.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment in favor of himself in an action for restitution, rescission, and cancellation of a contract of conditional sale of an automobile alleged to have been executed in violation of section 2982 of the Civil Code.

In April 1953 the plaintiff entered into negotiations for the purchase of an automobile from the defendant Muntz Car Company. After agreeing upon the terms of the sale, an agent of Muntz submitted several documents to the plaintiff for his signature, including a conditional sale contract form supplied by the defendant Seaboard. It was…