Legal Opinion

Molo Oil Co. v. River City Ford Truck Sales, Inc.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 28, 1998No. 96-857PublishedCited by 160 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Justice.

A number of complicated legal issues are implicated in this suit arising from a simple business transaction. The plaintiff appeals following judgment for the defendant. We affirm.

Plaintiff Molo Oil Co. (Molo) is a Dubuque, Iowa, distributor of petroleum products and an operator of convenience stores. Defendant River City Ford Truck Sales, Inc. (River City) of Davenport is a retail seller of motor vehicles. A part of River City’s enterprise is to offer certain warranties for Caterpillar Company. In November 1993 Mark Molo, vice president of Molo, negotiated with River City to…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Magnusson Agency v. Public Entity National Co.-MidwestSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  2. Ryan v. KanneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  3. Larsen v. United Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  4. Thompson v. BohlkenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  5. Daniel Norman Ryan v. E. W. Edwards, Jr., Tappahannock Ford, Inc., John C. Duval, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by160 opinions

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