Evankovich v. Howard Pierce, Inc.

Howard Pierce, Inc., defendant, has appealed from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Marco Evankovich, in a suit brought for the dual purpose of having a contract for the purchase of a “used car” reformed, and for damages for the alleged breach of the contract.

The testimony on behalf of the plaintiff, believed by the court and jury, is to the following effect: Evankovich, who can neither read nor write the English language and understands it but imperfectly, owned a Chevrolet touring car which was too small for the accommodation of his large family, and, on April 5, 1927, agreed with a…