Legal Opinion

Carlson Equipment Company v. International Harvester Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1983No. 82-1345PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Carlson Equipment Company was awarded $200,000 by a jury in its claim against International Harvester Company based on IHC’s termination of Carlson as its farm equipment dealer. IHC appeals from the judgment, 1 and argues that (1) the district court erroneously instructed the jury on “cause” for terminating the dealership agreement; (2) the district court erred in allowing corporate shareowners to testify as to the value of the business; and (3) Carlson’s proof of damages was inadequate. We affirm.

Carlson had been an IHC dealer in the Wolverton, Minnesota area…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. B. T. Woodard and B. J. Woodard, D/B/A Woodard Motor Company v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. Lorenzo R. Ybarra v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  3. Lehman v. Hansord Pontiac Co. Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
  4. Patricia Stineman v. Fontbonne College and Mary Jo LopiccoloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. Matt M. Kotula, D/B/A Albany Motor Sales v. Ford Motor Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Tokles & Son, Inc. v. Midwestern Indemnity Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Warwick v. MatheneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. United States ex rel. Yonker Construction Co. v. Western Contracting Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  4. State v. ClipperCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
  5. Murphy v. Robinson (In Re Ipswich Bituminous Concrete Products, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987

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