Walker v. Wenatchee Valley Truck & Auto Outlet, Inc.

¶1 The trial court granted summary judgment dismissing these claims after determining that the one year statute of limitations in the auto dealer practices act (ADPA) applied rather than the four year statute of limitations of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). We disagree and reverse that aspect of the ruling but affirm on alternate grounds.

FACTS1

¶2 These cases arise from an off-site automobile sale conducted in Ellensburg by respondent Wenatchee Kia. For one week in September 2002, Kia had vehicles in an Ellensburg parking lot and advertised locally on radio and in the newspaper. Of…