Bay Lines, Inc. v. Stoughton Trailers, Inc.

Bay Lines, Inc., a trucking company, leased and then subsequently purchased a number of freight trailers from a dealer who sold trailers built by Stoughton Trailers, Inc. The lease for the first trailers began in July 1991; Bay Lines eventually purchased those trailers when the lease expired in July 1996. A second lease began on May 1, 1992, and Bay Lines subsequently purchased the trailers that were the subject of that lease in May 1997. In May 1993, Bay Lines purchased several trailers directly from Stoughton.

Stoughton built each trailer using fiberglass reinforced polycore side panels…