Hawkins v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.

On 22 May 1965, Robert E. Hawkins, the defendant below and the appellant here, purchased from Tom’s Chevrolet Co., Inc., in Wheaton, Montgomery County, a 1965 Chevrolet El Camino, which, including freight, accessories, sales tax, and license tags, involved a gross cash price of $3,073.00. After the deduction of a discount of $439.25, a deposit of $83.00, and a trade-in allowance of $250.75, there remained a $2,300.00 unpaid balance of purchase price which was financed by an assignment of the contract by Tom’s Chevrolet to General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC). To the $2,300.00 were…