Henry F. Rainey appeals from the grant of summary judgment to GAFVT Motors, Inc. d/b/a Gwinnett Place Ford hereinafter, “the dealership”. Rainey had sued the dealership, alleging that it committed fraud during the sale of a car by leading him to believe that he was guaranteeing a loan for his son when the loan was actually in his name as the purchaser. He also alleged the dealership forged his name on certain sales documents. On appeal, Rainey claims the trial court erred in finding that no material issues of fact remained that required jury determination. Finding no error, we affirm. “To prevail on summary judgment, the moving party must show that no genuine issues of material fact remain to be tried and that the undisputed facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmovant, warrant summary judgment as a matter of law.” Citation omitted. Garcia v. Charles Evans BMW, Inc. , 222 Ga. App. 121 473 SE2d 588 1996. Viewed in this light, the evidence showed that, on December 12, 2001, Rainey and his adult son, William Alton Rainey, went to the dealership to look at a Chevrolet Corvette convertible the son was interested in purchasing. The men talked to the salesman, who allowed the men to take a test drive. Before the men left the lot, Rainey gave the salesman his driver’s license. When the men returned to the lot, the salesman told them that, because of the son’s poor credit history, he would not be able to buy the car on his own, but that he could have “anything on the parking lot” if Rainey co-signed the loan.
Rainey and his son met with the salesman and an employee of the dealership’s finance department. The finance employee gave Rainey several documents to sign for the purchase and financing of the car and explained each document to Rainey before he signed them. The employee witnessed Rainey sign the financing agreement and the rest of the sales documents. Each of these documents identified “Henry F. Rainey” as the purchaser of the car. Rainey admitted during his deposition that he signed several documents without reading them and that he “really didn’t know what he was signing.” He deposed that he thought he was simply agreeing to guarantee a loan so his son could buy the car, because he knew his son would not be able to obtain credit on his own. Even so, Rainey admitted that he did not see his son sign any documents to purchase the car, and his son denied signing any sales documents. Neither the son’s name nor his signature appears on any of the sales documents.
