Auto Finance Case Going to Supreme Court

Just about the only thing Bradley C. Nigh and Michael Field agree on is that what started out in February 2000 as an ordinary used-car deal went quickly — and badly — awry.


As Nigh tells it, the trouble began shortly after he drove a 1997 Chevy Blazer home from Koons Buick Pontiac GMC in Alexandria. The dealership, he says, promptly reneged on the deal, threatening him with the loss of his car or even criminal prosecution unless he coughed up a higher down payment.

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