Warman v. Select Auto

Citations

• 235 N.E.3d 550
• 2024 Ohio 366

Syllabus

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant-car dealership's motion to set aside the default judgment on liability and to file its answer out of time. In calculating the amount of appellee-car buyer's damages, the trial court reasonably used a subsequent appraisal value, as offered by appellee, as the actual value at the time of the sale. However, the trial court erred in its calculation of actual damages by using the total cost of the vehicle, including finance charges and other costs, as the vehicle's represented value. Judgment affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for recalculation of actual and treble/punitive damages.