Maxcy v. Frontier Ford, Inc.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

In a small claims suit in which he appeared pro se, plaintiff recovered a judgment for damages in the amount of $495, resulting from the purchase of a motor vehicle represented as “new” but which had been driven by a previous customer for 630 miles. Defendant appeals, contending that the plaintiff was fully informed of the car’s mileage, and that a motor vehicle carrying a manufacturer’s certificate of origin is “new” under the laws of Illinois, regardless of the amount of mileage shown on the odometer.

The facts are not…