DECOHEN v. CAPITAL ONE, N.A.

No. 11-2161.

703 F.3d 216 (2012)

Philip DECOHEN, on his own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAPITAL ONE, N.A., successor by merger to Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., Defendant-Appellee, and Abbasi LLC, d/b/a Nation Auto of Marlow Heights; Beacon Industries Worldwide, Incorporated, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Benjamin Howard Carney , Gordon & Wolf, Chtd, Towson, Maryland, for Appellant. Bryan Alan Fratkin , McGuirewoods, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Martin E. Wolf , Gordon & Wolf, Chtd, Towson, Maryland; Mark H. Steinbach , O'Toole, Rothwell, Nassau & Steinbach, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Ava E. Lias-Booker , Sung B. ("Ben") Yhim , McGuirewoods, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge DAVIS wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge WYNN joined.


OPINION

DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of an allegation by Appellant Philip Decohen that he paid for something that he did not receive. The question presented is whether the Maryland law that protected his expectation is enforceable.

Decohen bought a used Chrysler Pacifica and financed it with a loan from a Maryland car dealer, Nation Auto of Marlow Heights ("Nation Auto"). The amount financed...

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