Cuchine v. H.O. Bell, Inc., No. 83-443
| Docket Nº | No. 83-443 |
| Citation | 210 Mont. 312, 682 P.2d 723 |
| Case Date | July 03, 1984 |
| Court | United States State Supreme Court of Montana |
Page 723
v.
H.O. BELL, INC., and Ford Motor Credit Co., Defendants and
Respondents.
Decided June 4, 1984.
Rehearing Denied July 3, 1984.
Page 724
[210 Mont. 313] Tipp, Hoven, Skjelset & Frizzell, Missoula, for plaintiff and appellant.
Boone, Karlberg & Haddon, Barbara Conrad, Missoula, for defendants and respondents.
SHEEHY, Justice.
Timothy Cuchine appeals from a summary judgment of the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company.
On October 15, 1980, Timothy Cuchine purchased a pickup from H.O. Bell, Inc. under a retail installment sales contract which was subsequently assigned to Ford Motor Credit Company. Cuchine later began experiencing difficulties with the pickup and returned it to H.O. Bell to be repaired. When it became apparent that the truck could not be adequately repaired, Cuchine left the truck with H.O. Bell and filed a suit against H.O. Bell and the credit company for rescission or revocation of the installment contract due to breach of the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The credit company filed an answer, admitting that it was the assignee under the contract and asserting a counterclaim for the payments due under the contract. Shortly thereafter, the contract was [210 Mont. 314] reassigned to H.O. Bell and a motion for summary judgment was filed in the District Court. The District Court granted the credit company's motion for summary judgment and Cuchine now appeals from the order granting the motion.
The issue presented on appeal is whether the assignment of a retail installment sales contract imposes full contract liability on the assignee of certain rights under the contract.
Cuchine contends that the credit company assumed full contract liability when the assignment was accepted. Cuchine further contends that the credit company could not avoid this liability during the pendency of the action by reassigning the contract to H.O. Bell. Cuchine predicates the credit company's liability under the contract upon the following language which appears in the contract in bold, capital letters:
"NOTICE--ANY HOLDER OF THIS CONSUMER CREDIT CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES WHICH THE DEBTOR COULD ASSERT AGAINST THE SELLER OF GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED...
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