[Download] "Hinkle v. Rockville Motor Co." by September Term, 1970 Court of Appeals of Maryland No. 480 ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Hinkle v. Rockville Motor Co.
- Author : September Term, 1970 Court of Appeals of Maryland No. 480
- Release Date : January 04, 1971
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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The appellant, Donald Hinkle (Hinkle), purchased a 1969 Ford Galaxie automobile from the appellee, Rockville Motor Company, Inc. (Rockville), in January of 1970. In a declaration filed on May 7, 1970, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Hinkle alleged that Rockville fraudulently represented to him at the time of sale that the 1969 Galaxie was a new car when, in fact, it had over 2,000 miles on the speedometer and had been involved in an accident in the State of Tennessee. Hinkle discovered the mileage recorded on the speedometer while driving home on the day of the sale. He brought this to the attention of Rockville and an adjustment was made whereby he was compensated in the amount of $109.86, the amount of his first payment, in exchange for a release from any further claims except for those falling within his standard new car warranty. The adjustment for mileage was made on January 27, 1970. Hinkle maintains that it was not until April, 1970, that he learned the automobile had been involved in an accident in Tennessee in July of 1969. It is alleged in the declaration that the front and rear portions of the automobile had been welded together after having been severed in the accident. Hinkle alleged that Rockville had knowledge of the accident but that it ""willfully concealed the true circumstances"" and ""willfully, maliciously and fraudulently misrepresented the quality and condition of the aforesaid Ford vehicle"" and that he relied on these misrepresentations to his detriment. Damages were claimed in the amount of $100,000.