Claude Y. Paquin v. Four Seasons of Tennessee, Inc., Norman H. Cronk

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a case in which five gallons of “free” gasoline unexpectedly cost 8,000 dollars. The couple who bought the lot at the end of the Sunday ride in the gasoline buggy sustained a painful loss. They sued to retrieve their money. The District Court denied recovery against an employee of the developer. Despite our keen disapproval of what happened to the appellants, we are convinced on both the facts and the law that the result was legally correct. The judgment will accordingly be affirmed.

We narrate the calamitous events in chronological order.

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