BURNS v. VESTO COMPANY

No. 22442.

295 S.W.2d 576 (1956)

Victor B. BURNS and Edna I. Burns, Respondents, v. VESTO COMPANY, Inc., a Corporation, and M. Bruce Magers, Jr., Appellants.

Kansas City Court of Appeals. Missouri.

October 1, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter J. Gresham, Gresham, Boughan & Whipple, Kansas City, for appellants.

William A. Collet, Kansas City, for respondents.


BROADDUS, Judge.

This is an action for damages arising out of the sale of a television set. The petition alleged that plaintiffs bought a television set from defendant Vesto Company and that the latter's vice-president represented it to be new, when in fact, it was a used set. Plaintiffs recovered a verdict and judgment for $209 actual and $2,500 punitive damages. Defendants have appealed.

The evidence discloses that on March 11, 1953, Paul Yokum, who lived...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases