Brown v. McAdory

The appellant is the owner and operator of a used car lot in the City of Oakland, California. On or about August 8, 1952, one Christian E. Pauli at about one o’clock P.M. came to this used car lot and found in charge only one person, James L. Barrow. Pauli looked over the used cars displayed for sale and picked out a 1951 Chevrolet automobile which he expressed a desire to purchase. He told Barrow that his wife was at a beauty parlor a short distance away and asked for the privilege of carrying this automobile for inspection by his wife so as to ascertain whether it pleased her. Barrow had no…