Pelkey v. Norton

This is an action “on the case” for deceit.

The plaintiff, who is a dealer in automobiles and trucks in the town of Topsham, alleged that he and the defendant entered into an agreement for the purchase and sale of a 1951 Packard automobile, by the terms of which the plaintiff sold the defendant a 1951 Packard automobile for a total sales price of $3,007.84, and in payment thereof, the defendant paid to the plaintiff the sum of $1,807.84 in cash and sold or, as the term is commonly used, “traded in” a truck towards the purchase price of the Packard automobile, for which the plaintiff “allowed”…