Legal Opinion
Perez-De-Munoz v. Volvo Car Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 3, 2001No. 00-1867PublishedCited by 248 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this case, purchasers of certain Volvo automobiles claim that they were tricked into overpaying for them cars. The district court, referring to our decision in Bonilla v. Volvo Car Corp., 150 F.3d 62 (1st Cir.1998), declared that the doctrine of res judicata barred this suit and granted the manufacturer’s motion for summary judgment. Although we disagree with the district court’s rationale, we affirm the entry of summary judgment on an alternate ground.
I. BACKGROUND
The complaint in this case alleges that Volvo Car Corporation (a Swedish automobile manufacturer) acted…
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