Smith v. Rosenthal Toyota, Inc.

WILNER, Judge.

James and Carolyn Smith sued Rosenthal Toyota, Inc. in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County for fraud and for conversion of a 1981 Chevette that was owned by them. They appeal from the entry of summary judgment in favor of Rosenthal.

On July 10, 1987, after dropping his wife off at work, Mr. Smith stopped at the Rosenthal showroom to look at some trucks. He was driving the Chevette, which was titled in his name and his wife’s jointly. He found a truck that he liked but told the salesman, one Willie McAllister, that he generally did not buy anything without his wife’s…