Legal Opinion
Morriss-Buick Co. v. Pondrom
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 1938No. 6999PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge Martin
delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.
A judgment based upon fraud in the sale of an automobile was entered by the trial court for both actual and exemplary damages against plaintiff in error and was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. Morriss-Buick Co. v. Pondrom, 84 S. W. (2d) 272. The proper measure of damages is the controlling question presented here. We copy from the opinion of the above court sufficient facts to illustrate the point:
“On October 2, 1929, appellee purchased from appellant a Buick automobile, being a sedan of the 1929-47 model,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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