Legal Opinion
Kutner Buick, Inc. v. American Motors Corporation and American Motor Sales Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 24, 1989No. 88-1670PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Chief Judge:
In this diversity case, Kutner Buick, Inc. (Kutner), a retail distributor of automobiles, appeals from a judgment in favor of American Motors Corporation (AMC) in Kutner’s suit for breach of contract and fraud in the inducement of a contract. The trial court granted a directed verdict on the fraud in the inducement claim. The court submitted the breach of contract claim to the jury, but when the jury deadlocked, declared a mistrial. Thereafter, the court dismissed the breach of contract claim, purporting to act pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b). We will…
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