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Consumer Law Keyed to Whaley, 9th Ed.
Gibson v. Bob Watson Chevrolet-Geo, Inc.
Citation:
112 F.3d 283 (1997)Facts
Ruthie Gibson purchased a used automobile on credit from Bob Watson Chevrolet-Geo, Inc., a Chicago-area automobile dealer. As part of the transaction, the dealer provided Gibson with a statement captioned “Itemization of Amount Financed” containing a category labeled “Amounts Paid to Others on Your Behalf.” Under this category appeared an entry stating “To North American for Extended Warranty $800.00.” The dealer admitted that a substantial, though currently unknown, amount of the $800 was actually retained by the dealer rather than paid over to North American, the company that issued the extended warranty. The plaintiffs alleged that dealers marked up warranties less when selling cars for cash rather than on credit, thereby levying an additional undisclosed charge on credit customers. Similar facts existed in the consolidated cases involving other plaintiffs and Chicago-area dealers.
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