Schwartz v. Gross

Robert Schwartz instituted an action in the Municipal Court of Akron, in which he asserted that Emil C. and Rose K. Cross (husband and wife) expressly warranted that a grand piano which they sold to him “was in good condition and had an excellent tone, and the plaintiff was induced to purchase said piano upon said representation.” The plaintiff further claimed that, at and before the sale, the piano was not in good condition, “by reason of it having a split in the sound bridge and a dry pin block, which prevented it from keeping in tune”; that the defects were not discovered until the elapse…