Boulevard Chrysler-Plymouth v. Richardson

Plaintiff, James T. Richardson,1 filed an action against Boulevard Chrysler-Plymouth and the Chrysler Corporation for fraud in the selling of an automobile. After a trial on the merits, the jury returned a verdict against both Defendants in the amount of $30,000. Appellants' motion for new trial was denied; and this appeal followed. We affirm.

When Boulevard Chrysler began business on February 1, 1974, and at all times pertinent to this case, it was owned by a division of the Chrysler Motor Corporation.2 On August 27, 1974, Richardson purchased from Boulevard a 1974 metallic blue Chrysler New…