McDonald v. Bedford Datsun

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered by the trial court on plaintiff-appellee Judy McDonald’s claims for breach of contract and violations of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, R.C. 1345.01 et seq. The court found that defendant-appellant Bedford Datsun (“Bedford”) had committed unfair or deceptive acts under the statute by lowering the trade-in price of plaintiff’s automobile as a guise by which Bedford could evade its automobile sales contract with plaintiff. The court awarded plaintiff treble damages amounting to $6,285.15, plus $500 in attorney fees. Bedford now appeals,…