Legal Opinion
Bob Wilson, Inc. v. Swann
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 24, 1961No. 2639PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict assessing against appellant, a used car dealer, $613.20 compensatory and $2,000 punitive damages for the fraudulent sale of a used car to appellee.
On October 10, 1959, appellee orally agreed to purchase a 1957 Ford from appellant. The parties did not then execute a written contract but Swann gave a cash deposit and left his old car as a trade-in. Two days later, accompanied by his wife, daughter and son-in-law, he returned to conclude the formal arrangements. According to their testimony, appellant’s president,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Sainsbury v. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Horning v. FergusonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Flannery v. FlanneryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943
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