Tydings v. Farrington Automobile Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Tydings v. Farrington Automobile Co.

189 Ill. App. 387, 1914 Ill. App. LEXIS 356

CourtAppellate Court of Illinois

DecidedNovember 9, 1914

DocketGen. No. 20,181

StatusPublished

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Tydings v. Farrington Automobile Co., 189 Ill. App. 387, 1914 Ill. App. LEXIS 356 (Ill. Ct. App. 1914).

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Mr. Justice McSurely

delivered the opinion of the court.

Abstract of the Decision. 1. Automobiles and garages, § 4*—when evidence of actual value of automobile to be taken in exchange admissible. In an action for defendant’s breach of a contract to sell plaintiff an automobile, where defendant had agreed to allow plaintiff a certain sum for his car which was to be traded in, and plaintiff’s car had been delivered to defendant and sold by it, refusal of court to admit in evidence testimony offered by the defendant to show the actual value of the car taken in exchange, held reversible error. 2. Evidence, § 63*—value. The amount agreed upon as the trading value of property may be prima facie evidence of its true value, but is not conclusive.

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Mr. Justice McSurely

delivered the opinion of the court.

Abstract of the Decision. 1. Automobiles and garages, § 4*—when evidence of actual value of automobile to be taken in exchange admissible. In an action for defendant’s breach of a contract to sell plaintiff an automobile, where defendant had agreed to allow plaintiff a certain sum for his car which was to be traded in, and plaintiff’s car had been delivered to defendant and sold by it, refusal of court to admit in evidence testimony offered by the defendant to show the actual value of the car taken in exchange, held reversible error. 2. Evidence, § 63*—value. The amount agreed upon as the trading value of property may be prima facie evidence of its true value, but is not conclusive.

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189 Ill. App. 387, 1914 Ill. App. LEXIS 356, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/tydings-v-farrington-automobile-co-illappct-1914.