Legal Opinion
Evans v. Paradise Motors, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 18, 1991No. Civ. No. C-89-0079 EFL (FSL)Published
1Opinion of the Court
AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES
SYNOPSIS
LANGFORD, Chief United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff EILEEN EVANS (EVANS) sued defendants PARADISE MOTORS (PARADISE), MICHAEL LONG (LONG) AND JOHN SLACK (SLACK), alleging violation of the Federal Odometer Act (15 U.S.C. § 1989(a)(2)), intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract and bad faith denial of contract. After a six-day trial a jury found PARADISE and LONG liable under the Odometer Act, and PARADISE, LONG and SLACK liable jointly and severally on all other causes of action.
The jury awarded $1500 for the Odometer Act…
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