Quality Motors, Inc. v. Hays

Johnny M. Hays, by his next friend, Dr. D. J. Hays, brought this suit to disaffirm his purchase of a Pontiac automobile and recover the purchase price of $1,750 from defendant Quality Motors, Inc.

On January 21, 1949, Johnny Hays, a minor sixteen years old, went to the Quality Motors, Inc., to inspect and test a Pontiac car. When E. C. Buttry, salesman for Quality Motors, raised the question of Johnny’s age, he was told that Johnny’s father in New York had sent him the money to buy the car. The salesman then refused to sell unless the purchase was made by an adult. Johnny left the salesman and…