Legal Opinion
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Bates
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1992No. Nos. 90-1684, 91-1134PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
General Motors Acceptance Corporation appeals the grant of directed verdicts in favor of the defendants in their individual *1082capacities and the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions. For the reasons assigned we reverse both rulings and remand for a new trial.
Background
Early in 1985 Benjamin C. Fulkerson, Sr. decided to purchase an automobile dealership. Lacking experience in the auto business he engaged the assistance of Charles Bates, a former service manager of an auto dealership in Slidell, Louisiana. In March of 1985 Fulkerson and Bates bought a General Motors dealership in…
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