Ho v. General Motors Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WOODS, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on defendant General Motors Corporation’s (GM) Motion for Summary Judgment.

Through a subsidiary, GM assisted plaintiff in the creation of his work glove supply company. From 1970-81, GM awarded plaintiff separate one year contracts to supply gloves. Plaintiff subsequently was not awarded such contracts. Plaintiff claims relief on the theory of promissory estoppel and the alleged breach of an implied-in-fact contract.

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PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL

By plaintiff’s own admission, his claim rests not on a promise that he would…