Temmen v. Kent-Brown Chevrolet Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This is an action seeking damages for fraudulent misrepresentation in connection with an agreement concerning the payment for repairs made on plaintiff’s automobile. Defendants are the Kent-Brown Chevrolet Company, which did the repairs, and its alleged principal, General Motors Corporation, the manufacturer of the vehicle. The trial court rendered summary judgments for each defendant and plaintiff has appealed.

We first recite the factual background as gleaned from the pleadings, answers to interrogatories, affidavits and exhibits on file in…