Mossman v. Millenbach Motor Sales

Plaintiff is the owner of an automobile rental company. In October of 1934, intending to purchase a truck, he called the office of defendant, a motor sales corporation. The telephone switchboard operator of defendant company connected plaintiff with the used car lot of defendant, and he thereupon had a conversation with Herbert Stout, one of defendant’s salesmen. Thereafter plaintiff proceeded to defendant’s used car lot where he talked to one Smith, an agent of defendant, who was the only person at the lot and appeared to be in charge. As a result of his conversation, he purchased a Ford…