Texas Vehicle Sold as "New"...But Not!

Ruthie Williams and Jo Beth Byerly of Texas claim they would never have purchased their 2006 Hyundai Sonata had they been informed before purchase that the vehicle sustained severe damage in an accident. So their "new" vehicle turned out to not be not so new after all - they filed a deceptive trade lawsuit against Philpott Motors, seller of their vehicle and also Billy Navarre Chervolet, Honda, Hyundai, the dealer Philpott worked with to secure the 2006 Sonata for Williams and Byerly. "For defendants' misrepresentations, breaches of warranties and unconscionable conduct, plaintiffs are entitled to three times their economic damages," the suit says. "Plaintiffs are entitled to damages for mental anguish, and they also ask for three times their economic damages."

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