Jensen v. Pioneer Dodge Center, Inc.

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff appeals from portions of a judgment that dismissed his claims under the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act, U.C.A., 1953, §§ 13-11-1 to -23 (Supp. 1983), and the Utah Uniform Consumer Credit Code, U.C.A., 1953, §§ 70B-1-101 to -11-105 (1980 ed. & Supp. 1983), and that denied him punitive damages for defendants’ conversion of his car.

On March 10, 1980, plaintiff Jensen agreed to buy a used Dodge Colt from defendant Pioneer Dodge Center, Inc. The car had been badly damaged in an accident, and defendant had promised repair and delivery to plaintiff within a…