Legal Opinion
Southern Pines Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1987No. Nos. 86-1593, 86-1599PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
The appellant Chrysler Corporation was found to have coerced the Southern Pines Chrysler-Plymouth car dealership to purchase hard-to-market automobiles as a precondition to obtaining fast-selling automobiles for its car lot. Southern Pines brought suit, alleging that Chrysler had violated section one of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1,1 the Automobile Dealers’ Day in Court Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1221 et seq., and the North Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, N.C.Gen.Stat. §§ 75-1, 75-1.1 and 75-16, and that Chrysler’s conduct amounted to common law fraud. The jury returned a…
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