Sanchez v. Gene Merollis Chevrolet, Inc.

Defendant’s employee sold plaintiff a car. Plaintiff alleged that he told the salesman he would have to buy new insurance but was told by the salesman not to bother because he would handle the insurance. Plaintiff canceled his other insurance and was shortly involved in an accident which destroyed the car, learning then that no insurance had been procured for him. The salesman denied that he so promised. The plaintiff recovered a judgment for the value of the car less salvage.

On appeal, the dealer states that his employee was agent of two principals — defendant and the insurance company. They…