Peppers v. Ford Motor Co.

OPINION

By ROSS, J.

Appeal on questions of law from the Municipal Court of Cleveland.

The plaintiff brought suit for damages received when a Ford motor car, which he was driving and which he had purchased from a Ford Sales Agency, was wrecked. He claimed that his injuries were directly due to a defect present in the automobile at the time of the sale, that the brake drums in the front wheels were defective, causing the wheels to lock when the brake was applied. The answer was in effect a general denial.

The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Motions for judgment were seasonably…