Park v. Rizzo Ford, Inc.

OPINION

Chief Justice WILLIAMS,

for the Court.

In these two consolidated civil suits, John M. Park as well as Sandra Mendoza and Charles E. Williams (collectively plaintiffs) appeal two Superior Court judgments in favor of Rizzo Ford, Inc. and Midland Hyundai, Inc. d/b/a Midland Mazda-Hyundai (collectively defendants), respectively. The plaintiffs based their causes of action upon a Department of Transportation regulation (DOT regulation) that placed a $20 limit on all “title preparation fee[s]” charged by licensed motor vehicle dealers. On the defendants’ motions, the motion justice, after…