Goodwin, Inc v. Orson E Coe Pontiac, Inc

Plaintiff, Goodwin, Inc., prior to 1967, operated the sole Pontiac dealership in Grand Rapids, Michigan, under the then corporate name of Goodwin Pontiac Company. In the fall of 1966, the location of the dealership in Grand Rapids was no longer the most advantageous and the business was not as profitable as it might have been. Mr. Goodwin, the principal of the plaintiff corporation, was interested in a move of facilities or withdrawal as a dealer. The individual defendant, Orson E. Coe, had for some years operated a Pontiac dealership, along with other interests in the City of Ionia. He was…