METRO DADE COUNTY v. BUY WISE, INC.

No. 91-2954.

625 So.2d 984 (1993)

METRO DADE COUNTY, CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION, Petitioner, v. BUY WISE, INC., Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Elias, Miami, for petitioner.

Ruden, Barnett, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell and John H. Pelzer, Fort Lauderdale, for respondent.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and FERGUSON, JJ.


FERGUSON, Judge.

The question presented is whether intent to deceive is an element of a Dade County ordinance which prohibits misleading advertising. We hold that it is not and quash the order on review.

The Consumer Protection Division for Dade County received several complaints from individuals concerning an advertisement placed in a local newspaper by Buy Wise, Inc., listing for sale a remote-controlled RCA 20" color television for $157. The complainants...

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