Woodward & Lothrop v. Heed

RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment after verdict of a jury in favor of the appellee in a suit for breach of implied warranty in the sale of a muskrat fur coat.

At the trial appellee testified that she had purchased the coat at appellant’s store; that its salesman assured her the fur would wear well and, having no experience in furs, she relied on his skill and judgment. She paid the purchase price of $297.78, and the coat was delivered to her in the latter part of November, 1943. She used it carefully, seldom wearing it on street cars or busses, kept it on a hanger at her…