Standard Motor Co. v. Peltzer

The plaintiff in this case, now appellee, brought 'an action of deceit against the appellant, a dealer in automobiles', alleging that the dealer’s agents induced him to> buy a used truck upon ,a false representation that it was of a 1920 model, whereas it. was later found to be of a 1911 model, and upon other representations of condition and quality, all of which were untrue, and known toi the agents to be so, with the result that he received a truck much inferior to that which was described to him, 'and of less value. The contract is not repudiated; the plaintiff has retained the truck and…