Heltzel v. Mecham Pontiac

SHELLEY, Judge.

This is an appeal by Mecham Pontiac from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of Laurie Ann Heltzel for both damages and punitive damages.

On December 28, 1982, Laurie Ann Heltzel executed a purchase order for a new 1982 Pontiac Trans Am automobile from Mecham Pontiac, an automobile dealership located in Glendale, Arizona. The purchase order credited Heltzel with $1,450.00 for trading in her 1973 Volkswagen Beetle and $300.00 as a cash down payment. Heltzel left a check for $300.00 with Mecham that evening. The purchase order expressly provided that it was not binding until a…