John Smeyres v. General Motors Corporation General Motors Acceptance Corporation and Family Pontiac, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio dismissing his action brought under the Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1664.

Plaintiff alleges that he bought a 1985 General Motors car and that in doing so he relied on advertising that 7.7% financing was available for 1985 GM cars. Plaintiff was denied this financing program because the car he bought was assembled in Canada. Plaintiff was therefore required to obtain more expensive financing through a bank and brought this action to recover the amount of interest that he had…