Legal Opinion
General Motors Acceptance Corporation v. Central National Bank of Mattoon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 5, 1985No. 84-1928PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant in this diversity action, Central National Bank of Mattoon, Illinois, (hereinafter referred to as Bank), appeals from a decision that it defrauded plaintiff, General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), while providing information about a borrower, Bob Smith Óldsmobile-Cadillac-GMC, Inc. (Dealership). The district court, after a bench trial, found for GMAC and awarded damages of $426,315.83. We affirm the decision as to liability, but reduce the amount of damages awarded.
Since 1975, the GMAC office in Decatur, Illinois, had been doing business with…
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