Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Kia Motors of America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 2007No. 06-14306PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARZILAY, Judge:
This appeal arises from a disagreement concerning the application of the Alabama Motor Vehicle Franchise Act (“Franchise Act”) to a retrospective1 mutual release agreement (the “Release”) between Appellants Edwin Edwards and ELL 122 and Appellee Kia Motors America, Inc. (“KMA”). See Ala.Code § 8-20-11. Appellants seek to recover damages under the Franchise Act3 for KMA’s alleged failure to perform certain contractual obligations, despite the fact that Edwards signed and executed the Release, which relinquished all possible claims against KMA. Appellants also claim that the…
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