Plaintiff appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict for defendants, and seeks to reinstate а jury verdict of $12,000 in his favor.
In 1966, plaintiff purchased 120 shares of common stock (a 12-1/2% interest) of defеndant Livernois *278 Rambler, Inc. The stock was purchased from defendant American Motors Sales Corporation, which at the time owned all the outstanding stock of Livernois Rambler and therеafter retained its majority stock interest. Plaintiff claims that material misrepresentations wеre made by defendants with respect to the new car inventory and the parts and accessories inventory of Livernois Rambler upon which he relied, and that at the trial sufficient, clear, and convincing evidence was adduced to permit the jury to decide whether or nоt he was defrauded.
On review of the granting of defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the facts are viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff. The test used is “whether from the facts in the light mоst favorable to plaintiff, reasonable men could honestly reach a different conclusion. If the answer to this is
‘yes’,
the question is for the jury”.
Anderson
v
Gene Deming Motor Sales,
Inc,
An examination of the record reveals the following with regard to рlaintiff’s proofs.
Plaintiff testified as to certain representations made to him by defendants: (1) that the new car inventory of Livernois Rambler as of March 31, 1966, contained 109 new cars and 8 demonstrators, and that the inventory would be new, salable automobiles; (2) that Livernois Ramber had an inventory of parts and accessories as of March 31, 1966, of $31,000, and that all of its inventories werе true and accurate.
Plaintiff testified that these representatione were false in thаt: (1) his examination of the new car inventory, some two months after he purchased his stock аnd took over the dealership, revealed that there were numerous cars which werе in fact used, having substantial mileage on them and showing *279 pedal and tire wear; (2) his inventory of the parts and accessories, taken some six months after March 31, 1966, revealed old and totаlly obsolescent parts included in such inventory.
The representations made by the defendаnts as to the above-mentioned inventories were contained in a financial statemеnt and supporting schedules, which spoke as of March 31, 1966. The statement and schedules were given to plaintiff and reviewed with him by a representative of defendants on April 19, 1966. Although plaintiff testified that he did not read all of the supporting schedules, he did admit that he had signed each one.
These schedules reveal every deficiency of which plaintiff complains on аppeal. A list of “1965/66 new cars in new car inventory with miles 3/31/66” identifies those cars included in the new car inventory which had mileage on them, what that mileage was, and what adjustment in price, if any, had been made therefor by defendants. There was no evidence that any new cars besides those identified in the schedule had mileage on them. In fact, plaintiff does not contend thаt there were others; his complaint relates to those very cars which were identified on the schedule.
Another schedule contains a list of parts and accessories categоrized in groups by model year, old as well as new, and showing respective values for each year group.
These schedules were an integral part of the representations made by defendants. They were given to plaintiff to read and plaintiff signed them. There is no evidence in the record which shows them to be inaccurate. Plaintiff cannot show a misrepresеntation by ignoring a part of the information supplied him, and then later claim he was defrauded, because he was not told of the facts which he chose to ignore.
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There is no fraud where means of knowledge are open to the plaintiff and the degree of their utilizatiоn is circumscribed in no respect by defendant.
Hayes Construction Co.
v
Silverthorn,
Plaintiff’s allegations that defendants misrepresеnted the inventories as to their value and salability are not such as will support an action in fraud. Such expressions are statements of opinion, not fact. See
Achenbach
v
Mears,
In sum, we find no evidence that the sale was induced by misrepresentation of a material fact on the pаrt of defendants. Plaintiff either knew or could readily have discovered every material fact that was known by defendants at the time of the sale. Accepting plaintiff’s claims at their fаce value, the strongest case he has made out is legally insufficient to constitute a сause of action. It thus became proper for the court to grant a judgment notwithstanding the verdict for defendants. See
Lebeis
v
Rutzen,
Affirmed. Costs to defendants.