Oliver v. Henry

OPINION

WINTHROP, Judge.

¶ 1 Defendant, James Henry, appeals the trial court’s ruling that Plaintiff, Paul Oliver, experienced an actual and provable financial loss for diminished value of his automobile after an accident, despite the fact that Oliver did not sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the automobile. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 The material facts are uneontested: In October 2008, Oliver purchased a 2008 Jeep Wrangler at a pre-tax price of $23,296. In December 2008, Henry and Oliver were involved in a motor vehicle accident. Henry admitted that his negligence caused the accident, and…