Lapworth v. Jones

This was an action begun in the Superior. Court of Vigo County by a buyer to rescind a conditional sales transaction for an automobile due to the alleged fraud of the seller.

“The issues were made by the filing of an amended complaint in one paragraph charging that by fraud and false representations the defendant Lapworth (1) falsely and fraudulently induced plaintiff to sign a contract form, before the blanks were filled in, for the purchase of a Buick automobile, (2) falsely and fraudulently induced plaintiff to sign a Five Hundred dollar note to Seaboard Finance Company to apply as down…