Western Star Trucks, Inc. v. Big Iron Equipment Service, Inc.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

A manufacturer of commercial trucks misrepresented the consequences of an oral agreement that it made with a potential parts and service dealer. The Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act prohibits misrepresenting the consequences of an oral agreement. Dicta in our case law indicate that the act only applies to transactions involving consumer goods and services. The question in this case is whether the act applies to a misrepresentation by a manufacturer of commercial trucks to a potential parts and services dealer. We answer "yes" because of the plain…