WESTERN STAR TRUCKS v. BIG IRON EQUIPMENT

No. S-10807.

101 P.3d 1047 (2004)

WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC., and Western Star Trucks Sales, Inc., Appellants, v. BIG IRON EQUIPMENT SERVICE, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Orlansky, Ruth Botstein, Feldman & Orlansky, Anchorage, for Appellants.

Thomas Van Flein, David A. Carlson, Clapp, Peterson & Stowers, LLC, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

A manufacturer of commercial trucks misrepresented the consequences of an oral agreement that it made with a potential parts and service dealer. The Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act prohibits misrepresenting the consequences of an oral agreement. Dicta in our case law indicate that the act only applies to transactions involving consumer goods and services. The...

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