Mercedes-Benz Credit Corp. v. Johnson

Opinion

COFFEE, J.

Terry Johnson appeals from a judgment entered in favor of respondent Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation (MBCC) after a nonjury trial on stipulated facts and exhibits. Johnson purchased a Mercedes-Benz automobile from Big Max Cars, a used car dealership owned by Hassan Marzban. At the time he purchased the car, Johnson was unaware that, two weeks earlier, Marzban had leased the car for five years for his personal use from Calabasas Motor Cars/MBCC and failed to make any payments under the lease. During the litigation, the parties agreed to sell the automobile. Johnson and MBCC…