Jenny Nieto, A/K/A Jenny Nieto Soto v. Bill Pence, Individually and D/B/A Import Motor Co., Inc.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff in this case seeks to invoke civil liability under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1981-1991, against an automobile dealer who sold her a motor vehicle and/did not have actual knowledge, but may nave had constructive knowledge, that the odometer reading on the vehicle was less than the number of miles it actually had traveled, and who failed to disclose that the mileage was unknown. The district court held that actual knowledge was required for liability. We conclude that constructive knowledge is sufficient, and reverse.

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