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Nelson v. Pearson Ford Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 15, 2010No. D054369PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

McINTYRE, J.

In this case, Pearson Ford Co., an automobile dealer, backdated a contract it had entered into with Reginald Nelson, the vehicle buyer. Backdating the contract rendered inaccurate the disclosed annual percentage rate (APR), and resulted in Nelson paying interest for a time period that no contract existed. Pearson Ford also failed to list in the contract Nelson’s purchase of automobile liability insurance, and erroneously added the insurance premium to the sales price of the vehicle.

Nelson sued Pearson Ford alleging violations of the Automobile Sales Finance Act (ASFA) (Civ.…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.California Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.California Supreme Court · 2003
  4. In Re Tobacco II CasesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn.California Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Mireles v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.District Court, C.D. California · 2012
  2. Amanda Sateriale v. R J Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  3. Goglin v. BMW of North America, LLCCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  4. In re Tobacco Cases IICalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. Mazzola v. Roomster Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2012

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