GMAC v. COVINGTON

89-1790.

586 So.2d 178 (1991)

GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, INC. v. Gerald COVINGTON.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

August 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Mason Davis and Susan B. Anderson of Sirote & Permutt, Birmingham, for appellant.

John A. Tinney, Roanoke, for appellee.


ADAMS, Justice.

General Motors Acceptance Corporation (hereinafter "GMAC") appeals from the trial court's judgment on a jury verdict in favor of Gerald Covington on his counterclaim alleging misrepresentation. The jury assessed compensatory damages in the amount of $25,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $50,000. We affirm.

This case arises out of the following facts:

On November 12, 1985, Gerald Covington purchased a 1986 Pontiac Trans Am automobile...

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