SALE OF MOTOR CAR.
CLAIM BY PURCHASER. CHRISTCHURCH, January 25. A reserved judgment was given by Mr H. A. Young, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court to-day in the case in which R. B. Owen, tailor, of Christchurch, claimed from A. J. Dyason, company manager, of Christchurch, the sum of £125 as damages for fraud, or breach of warranty, in the sale of a motor car for £325 in December, 1924. A _ further £lB was claimed for repairs which defendant promised to do. Tn his judgment the Magistrate said that the car, a 1920 model, had been represented by the defendant to be a 1922 model. The evidence satisfied him that his representation was given and taken as a warranty. The diminution in value was £6O. Judgment was given for £6O for the. plaintiff, but the Magistrate was not satisfied that plaintiff was entitled to tho £lB claimed.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3803, 1 February 1927, Page 12
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147SALE OF MOTOR CAR. Otago Witness, Issue 3803, 1 February 1927, Page 12
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