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Champion Ford Sales v. Levine

49 Md. App. 547, 433 A.2d 1218 (1981)

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Champion Ford Sales v. Levine

Maryland Court of Special Appeals
49 Md. App. 547, 433 A.2d 1218 (1981)

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Facts

Champion Ford Sales, Inc. and Ford Motor Company (sellers) (defendants) advertised that the quality of Ford automobiles lay in the quality of Ford’s superior factory equipment. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levine (plaintiffs) purchased a new factory-built Ford Granada from the sellers, having determined through extensive comparison shopping that the Granada would best suit the Levines’ need for a reliable family car. The Granada broke down just six days later due to a defective valve that wrecked the car’s engine. The Levines demanded that the sellers install a new factory-built engine. Instead, the sellers offered to rebuild the wrecked engine in a local shop. The Levines rejected this offer, revoked acceptance of the Granada, and sued the sellers under Maryland’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The trial court denied the sellers’ request to instruct the jury to consider whether an average person would find a new car’s value substantially impaired by a shop-rebuilt engine. The jury returned its verdict for the Levines. The sellers appealed to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Thompson, J.)

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