Legal Opinion
Jones Distributing Co. v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided September 15, 1996No. C 94-4029-MWBPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.INTRODUCTION..1450
II. STANDARDS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.1452
III. FACTUAL BACKGROUND.1453
A. Undisputed Facts.. • • • 1453
B. Disputed Facts.1456
IV. LEGAL ANALYSIS.1457
A. Violation Of Franchise Laws.1457
B. Choice Of Law On Tort And Contract Claims.1458
C. Contract Claims.:.1459
1. Unconscionability.1459
a. Ohio law of unconscionability.1460
b. Unconscionability here.1462
2. Breach of contract.1464
3. Breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing.1465
a. The covenant of good faith…
2Cases cited103 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Schaller Telephone Company v. Golden Sky Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. OwenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- Tralon Corp. v. Cedarapids, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1997
- Doe v. HartzDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1999
- In re Ford Motor Co. Vehicle Paint LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1998
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