Paces Ferry Dodge, Inc. v. Thomas

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Norman Thomas sued Paces Ferry Dodge Inc. under the Fair Business Practices Act (FBPA), OCGA § 10-1-391 et seq. and for breach of warranty, for damages sustained when he purchased from appellant a vehicle which he claims was not “new” and did not have the qualities as represented but was defective. Thomas went to appellant’s dealership intending to have his old car repaired but decided to buy a new car instead. He test-drove a 1980 Dodge Diplomat and was impressed by its handling; he asked whether a two-door vehicle he admired drove the same as the four-door he had…