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Royster v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A, Inc.

750 N.E.2d 531, 92 Ohio St. 3d 327 (2001)

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Royster v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A, Inc.

Ohio Supreme Court
750 N.E.2d 531, 92 Ohio St. 3d 327 (2001)

  • Written by Heather Whittemore, JD

Facts

In February 1996, Kimberly G. Royster (plaintiff) leased a vehicle manufactured by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toyota) (defendant). Nine months later, after Royster had driven the vehicle over 10,000 miles, the vehicle began leaking a red fluid. Royster took the vehicle to the dealership, which determined that a part needed to be replaced. The dealership ordered the part and received it 55 days later. While the part was on order, the dealership kept Kimberly’s vehicle and provided her with a complimentary replacement car. Royster filed a lawsuit against Toyota in Ohio state court, claiming that Toyota was required to replace her vehicle or refund the purchase price of the vehicle to her under Ohio’s lemon law. The trial court granted summary judgment for Royster, finding that recovery was warranted under the lemon law if a vehicle was unusable by its owner for 30 or more days in its first year of ownership due to repairs. The court of appeals reversed the trial court, holding that the lemon law’s presumption of recovery did not apply in the case because the dealership was able to repair Royster’s vehicle after a reasonable number of attempts. Royster appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Pfeifer, J.)

Dissent (Stratton, J.)

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