Webb v. Chevy Chase Cars, Inc.

After inspecting it, Robert F. Webb bought a new Chevrolet pickup truck from Chevy Chase Cars, Inc. (Chevy Chase) for some $5,000. He made the down payment of $1,498.40 in the form of his post-dated check and agreed to pay the balance in monthly instalments, signing a condi tional sales contract which he knew was to be, as it later was, assigned to General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC). In the course of a week, Webb drove the truck more than 300 miles. Then he abandoned it at Chevy Chase’s place of business because he had become irritated with Chevy Chase which would not install free a…