Question

Joe takes his car into the repair shop to have his tires realigned. while he is waiting for his car, he sees the repairmen take his car to the area where they change the car's oil. the car is then taken to the area where the tires are realigned. joe watches while the tires are realigned. the employees next take joe's car to be washed. joe did not know his car would be washed, but knows that many car repair businesses have a practice of cleaning the cars at no additional cost to the customer after completing the repair work. when joe is presented with the bill, there is a charge for the oil change, the realignment, and the car wash. according to the courts in pic realty corp. v. southfield farms, inc., the court is most likely to make joe pay for:

Answer 1

The court will most likely make Joe pay for the original services agreed upon between himself and the repair shop. As Joe did not request nor come into contract with the repair shop for the additional services and there was a known practice of auto shops cleaning the vehicles after repairs it is acceptable that Joe should not have expected to be charged for the service. Furthermore Joe was not asked nor offered a further contract neither implied nor express, to have the additional services conducted. The fact that Joe witnessed the additional services does not automatically entitle the auto repair shop to further compensation than that which was already agreed upon due to the known practice of added services in the area.