Legal Question in Business Law in Pennsylvania

Protection when a corporations disolves.

An automobile dealer sells an used vehicle claiming, in writing and verbally that the vehicle is still under original factory warranty. Also, sold an extended service contract for an additional 6 years. The vehicle had problems within 2 weeks of purchase. After more than 10 attempts to fix problems the dealership refused to fix the vehicle. The manufacture informed us that the warranty had expired before the car was repurchased. Then the dealership sold the business, but the new owners were supposed to cover all service contracts. The new owners refused to honor them.

Can the new owners or the head of the old corporation be sued for the consumer protection violation even though the corporation has folded? If so, how. The previous owners have a new dealership with the same name as the one that was supposed to have been disolved.


Asked on 12/31/00, 7:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Murray Eckell Eckell,Sparks,Levy, Auerbach,Monte,Rainer,&Sloane

Re: Protection when a corporations disolves.

You have a number of complicated issues in addition to possible violation of the consumer protection laws. An in depth analysis of all the facts and written documents must be made by a lawyer to determine the multiple causes of action that may be available to you and to determine which of the 3 entities (or all of them) that must be sued on your behalf. Get youself an experienced commercial litigator.

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Answered on 1/04/01, 9:51 am


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