Legal Opinion
Cottingham v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1997No. 96-60528PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
General Motors Corporation (“GM”) appeals the jury award of $6,250.00 in compensatory damages and $600,000.00 in punitive damages to Carl Cottingham (“Cottingham”) and Greenville Auto Mall, Inc. (“Greenville Auto Mall”), on the basis the district court erred in not granting GM’s Motion for Judgment as a matter of law as to individual claims asserted by Cottingham, as Cottingham has no standing to bring suit against GM under the provisions of the Buick Motor Division Dealer Sales & Service Agreement (“Dealer Agreement”) executed on November 1,1990, between GM and Greenville Auto Mall, a…
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