Siler v. . Jefferson Motors, Inc.

The defendant is engaged in the business of selling automobiles. On 1 March, 1930, a colored man named John Britton, came to the place of business of defendant and requested the use of a Hudson coupe belonging to defendant. Witness for plaintiff said: "He took it out to drive it just out on the road and back . . . to see how it would drive. He was going to see how it would drive to buy it. He had already made up his mind to buy it."

In driving the car west on the Friendly road the said Britton negligently struck and killed plaintiff's intestate. All the evidence tended to show that the car was…