Bonneau v. Russell

This action is in contract for breach of implied warranty of title. Trial was by jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The case is here on the defendant’s exceptions.

The plaintiff’s claim was based on a chattel mortgage on a truck, which he said he was compelled to discharge to perfect his title. A principal issue was whether one Pratt, a minor, had dis-affirmed the mortgage. The first point briefed by the defendant is that the trial court should have granted the defendant’s motion for a'directed verdict because, to quote the heading of this portion of the brief,…