Legal Opinion
John Phillip Risley v. Nissan Motor Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 2001No. 99-15321Published
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Appellee Nissan Motor Corporation distributes its automobiles through a nationwide network of independently-owned dealerships. Appellants are the former shareholders of two such dealerships located in Jacksonville, Florida. Appellants claim Appellee violated the Florida Dealer Protection Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 320.60-320.70 (1997). 1 For this violation, Appellants seek damages and attorney’s fees pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 320.697. The district court granted summary judgment to Appellee. We affirm. 2
I. BACKGROUND 3
Beginning in 1996, AutoNation, 4 a non-party, embarked on a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- MERCEDES-BENZ OF NA v. Mike Smith Pontiac GMC, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990