Legal Opinion
B.F. Goodrich Co. v. Mesabi Tire Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 21, 1988No. C9-88-550PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMONETT, Justice.
Should damages in this misrepresentation case have been limited to out-of-pocket loss? The issue comes to us on a certified question from the United States District Court.
The following facts appear from the record and the trial court’s Certification Order. Plaintiff-respondent Mesabi Tire Company, Inc., operated an established business in northern Minnesota selling off-the-road (OTR) tires primarily to the mining companies. Mesabi obtained its tires from defendant-appellant B.F. Goodrich Company under a consignment agreement of indefinite duration, terminable by…
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- Nodak Oil Co., a North Dakota Corporation v. Mobil Oil Corp., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Lowrey v. DingmannSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- W.K.T. Distributing Company v. Sharp Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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