Legal Opinion

Jerome-Duncan, Inc. v. Auto-By-Tel, L.L.C., Auto-By-Tel Marketing Corporation, and North Brothers Ford, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 21, 1999No. 98-1123PublishedCited by 219 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Jerome-Duncan, Inc. (“JDI”), a Ford dealership in Michigan, sued Auto-By-Tel Marketing Corporation (“ABT”), a Delaware corporation that refers potential car buyers to dealerships through its internet web site, for breach of contract in the Circuit Court of Macomb County, Michigan. It also sought a declaratory judgment that the contract was a franchise agreement covered by the Michigan Franchise Investment Law. JDI subsequently filed an amended complaint that added North Brothers Ford, Inc., a Michigan dealership not a party to the contract, as a defendant. The…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  3. Terry Barr Sales Agency, Inc. v. All-Lock Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by219 opinions

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