Laurel Auto Supply Co. v. Sumrall

Sumrall, the appellee, brought an action against Laurel Auto Supply Company in the County Court of Jones County for damages for fraud and deceit. On the trial of the case the jury returned a verdict for $200. The case was appealed to the Circuit Court and affirmed, and appeal is prosecuted here.

The fraud alleged and proven almost conclusively was that the appellant sold a car, which had been used as a demonstrator, to Sumrall and accepted in payment therefor a used car owned by Sumrall as a payment of $200, and $36 cash. He executed an installment agreement, the substantial elements of which…