Cifers v. Cole

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

Buyer recovered a verdict of $225 from seller in an action for fraud and deceit in the sale of an automobile. Seller appealed. We affirm.

Buyer filed suit for misrepresentation alleging that the seller had sold him an automobile with a used engine though representing that it was new. Trial later resulted in a judgment for buyer.

Buyer saw the seller’s newspaper advertisement offering for sale a 1971 GTO with new engine, new brakes, mag wheels, and AM-FM stereo tape deck. He testified that he took a look at the car and was told by seller the engine was new. He obtained…