California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jensen v. BMW of North America, Inc., 35 Cal.App.4th 112, 41 Cal.Rptr.2d 295 (Cal. App. 1995):
We conclude the words of section 1793.22 are reasonably free from ambiguity and cars sold with a balance remaining on the manufacturer's new motor vehicle warranty are included within its definition of "new motor vehicle." The use of the word "or" in the statute indicates "demonstrator" and "other motor vehicle" are intended as alternative or separate categories of "new motor vehicle" if they are "sold with a manufacturer's new car warranty." (White v. County of Sacramento (1982) 31 Cal.3d 676, 680, 183 Cal.Rptr. 520, 646 P.2d 191.) However, because the peculiar grammatical structure
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