Legal Opinion

H. C. Blackwell Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Kenworth Truck Company, a Division of Paccar, Inc., a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 27, 1980No. 78-3691PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, H. C. Blackwell Company, instituted this action against Kenworth Truck Company, under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1221-1225 (1956), known as the Automobile Deal ers’ Franchise Act, and sometimes as the Automobile Dealers’ Day in Court Act, 1 seeking damages for claimed wrongful termination and/or non-renewal of its franchise agreement with Kenworth Truck Company. The jury returned a verdict of $90,000 in the plaintiff’s favor. The district court granted the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. On this appeal, the plaintiff urges that the judgment of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Irving Sulmeyer and Arnold L. Kupetz, Co-Trustees in Bankruptcy for Bubble Up Corporation v. Coca Cola CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Edward C. Rea and 22 Ford Inc., a Corporation v. Ford Motor Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
  4. B. T. Woodard and B. J. Woodard, D/B/A Woodard Motor Company v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  5. Alman Brothers Farms & Feed Mill, Inc. v. Diamond Laboratories, Inc., and Southwestern Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Josephine Murray, in No. 96-5685 v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company American Home Assurance Company Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company Legionnaire Insurance Trust Program Insurance Company of North America. Josephine Murray v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company American Home Assurance Company Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company Legionnaire Insurance Trust Program Insurance Company of North America. Appeal of Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, in No. 96-5747. Appeal of American Home Assurance Company, in No. 96-5748. Appeal of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, in No. 96-5749Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  2. Wallace Steel, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Ingersoll-Rand Company, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  3. Capital Ford Truck Sales, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1992
  4. Carroll Kenworth Truck Sales, Inc. v. Kenworth Truck Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. North Broadway Motors, Inc. v. Fiat Motors of North America, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984

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