Lancaster v. Jordan Auto Co.

The appellant, plaintiff in the court below, brought suit against the appellee for $500, for the conversion of an automobile which had been traded under an agreement of exchange, and as part of the purchase price of a new car of a type desired by the plaintiff.

It appears from the declaration that the plaintiff made an agreement with the Jordan Auto Company, defendant in the court below, for the purchase of a new car on which he was to be allowed a credit of $500 for a Chevrolet coach owned by the plaintiff at the time. This original trade was made in December, 1936, but the new car was not…