California Court of Appeal

The dealer to dealer expemption applies to all Vehicle Code requirements. Further, a vehicle is not a total loss salvage vehicle unless, based on an objective standard, the cost of repairs exceeds the vehicles predamaged retail value.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/28/2004
• Published 05/28/2004

Judges

• WISEMAN, J., concurring.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Cotchett, Pitre, Simon & McCarthy, Niall P. McCarthy, Burlingame, Laura Schlichtmann, San Francisco, and Richard A. Dana;  William M. Krieg & Associates and William M Krieg for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Folger Levin & Kahn, Michael A. Kahn, Margaret E. Murray, San Francisco, Dominique R. Shelton, Los Angeles, and Eric M. Lode, San Francisco, for Defendants and Respondents., Latham & Watkins, Christopher L. Byers and Charles S. Treat, San Francisco, for Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Gail E. Lees, Austin V. Schwing, Los Angeles, and Darren Lisitza for Avis Rent A Car System, Inc., and Budget Rent A Car System, Inc., Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.