Stone Motor Company, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Appellee/cross-Appellant

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

This dispute between Stone Motor Company (Stone), a former dealer of Chevrolet and Geo cars and trucks, and General Motors Corporation (GM), is back before the court for a second time. In Stone Motor Co. v. General Motors Corp., 293 F.3d 456 (8th Cir.2002) (Stone I), we reversed in part a judgment of dismissal and remanded Stone’s claims for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing and violations of the Missouri Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices Act. The remanded issues related to the effect of a release Stone had signed and to GM’s allocation of vehicles. After…