Jones v. Keefe
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Brown county: S. D. Hastings, Circuit Judge. This is an action upon a promissory note given as a renewal of two' previous notes for the purchase price of an automobile and some items of charges for supplies. The plaintiffs are copartners engaged in the automobile business in the city of Green Bay. The defendant is a farmer living in Brown county.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Brown county: S. D. Hastings, Circuit Judge. This is an action upon a promissory note given as a renewal of two' previous notes for the purchase price of an automobile and some items of charges for supplies. The plaintiffs are copartners engaged in the automobile business in the city of Green Bay. The defendant is a farmer living in Brown county. In June, 1912, the plaintiffs sold the defendant a second-hand automobile for $650. The defendant paid $50 in cash and gave two notes, one for $200 and one for $400, due in thirty and ninety days…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecicee, J.
It is contended that the court erred in excluding evidence of the representations made by the plaintiffs respecting the age of the car and its fitness for use as an automobile. The purpose of the evidence was to show that the car, as to its condition and fitness for use, did not comply with the representations the plaintiffs made in this respect when the sale was negotiated. The parties to the written order for-the car do not dispute that it was mutually accepted by them In making the sale and purchase of the automobile. By this, writing the defendant agrees to purchase the car in question,…
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