Legal Opinion

Saylor v. Handley Motor Company

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 17, 1961No. 2680PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from a directed verdict in a suit to rescind an automobile sales contract on the basis of fraud.

In 1958, appellants, husband and wife, discussed the purchase of a new car with a Mr. Wolf, one of appellee’s salesmen. According to the couple’s testimony, 1 the parties reached agreement on the terms of the sale, including provision for installment payments of $80 a month, this sum being the maximum their budget would allow. Then, handing them a conditional sales form, Wolf asked that they sign their names in the designated spaces on the paper, although…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Upton v. TribilcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  2. Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  3. Peter W. Kero, Inc. v. Terminal Construction Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1951
  4. Tobin v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  5. Stern v. Moneyweight Scale Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1914

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hercules & Co. v. Shama Restaurant Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. Hart v. Vermont Investment Ltd. PartnershipDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. King v. Industrial Bank of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Mills v. Cosmopolitan Ins. Agcy., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Simpson v. Logan Motor CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963

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