Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

can we sue for fraud?
We bought a car from a wholesale dealer. CHP would not pass the inspection due to air bag indicator not working. We had a air bag tech check this and he said the odometer had been tampered with and the cluster was from another car. We needed the original cluster to correct this problem. The seller would not pay for the repairs. On the DMV paper work he indicates that the odometor miles were 72, when the title shows 111096 to get more money he switched the cluster causing the air bag indicator not to work.

Asked on 5/03/10, 2:24 pm

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Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

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If you can prove that you were sold a vehicle with a tampered odometer, you probably have a very good lawsuit indeed. Watch out for legal time limits.

Answered on 5/08/10, 2:48 pm

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Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

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To win a fraud case you will have to prove that the dealer either made these changes or was aware that they had been made. You will also have to prove that it told you otherwise and that it did so in order to induce you to act on that misinformation. My sense is that you will be able to prove these things, but I want to make sure you know what your case will entail.

Good luck.

Answered on 5/08/10, 4:55 pm

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