Legal Opinion

Cowin Equipment Company, Inc. Etc. v. General Motors Corporation, Etc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 29, 1984No. 83-7041PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Cowin Equipment Co., Inc. sued General Motors Corporation (GMC) for damages on the ground that the terms of its dealer sales and service agreement were unconscionable under § 2-302 of the Uniform Commercial Code. The district court held the provision was unconscionable as a matter of law and denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We granted leave to appeal on the district court’s 1292(b) certificate. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1292(b). We reverse on the ground that U.C.C. § 2-302, which concerns unconscionable contracts, does not create a cause of action for damages.

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
  2. Ora Lee Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, William Thorne v. Walker-Thomas Furniture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
  3. Campbell Soup Co. v. LojeskiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
  4. Johnson v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1976
  5. Mazer v. Jackson Ins. AgencySupreme Court of Alabama · 1976

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. Nygaard v. Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health SystemSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
  3. In Re Checking Account Overdraft LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2010
  4. Arthur v. Microsoft Corp.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Reed v. Zipcar, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012

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