Lawrence v. Franklin Investment Co.

MEMORANDUM

OBERDORFER, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This action requires the Court to examine a transaction in which a used 1973 automobile was sold by defendant Sons Auto Center, Inc. (“Sons”) to plaintiff Gladys Lawrence, in order to determine its conformity with the requirements of two consumer protection statutes, the Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., and the Federal Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1981 et seq. (the “Odometer Act”). Plaintiff purchased her car in May, 1977 from Sons, a company which at that time conducted business under the name of…