Spot-Delivered Customer Claims Ohio Kia Dealer’s Business Name
An Ohio woman whose vehicle was repossessed by Taylor Kia of Lima following a conditional delivery is suing the dealership after successfully claiming its business name, Cleveland.com’s Anna Staver reports.
“According to court documents, she picked a 2022 Kia K5 and signed a series of documents, including an agreement to resolve disputes through binding arbitration,” Staver writes. “She left the lot in the K5 with a loan provisionally approved by Global Lending Services. But a month later, the lender declined to finalize the loan, and Taylor Kia repossessed the car while McCreary was at work.”
After discovering the dealership’s business name registration had been allowed to lapse in the state’s system, McCreary claimed it, then sent a cease-and-desist letter before filing the lawsuit. An arbitration clause in her installment sale contract initially prevented the suit from proceeding. But McCreary prevailed in appeals court, reviving the case and potentially setting the stage for a settlement.
