Legal Opinion
Autohaus Brugger, Inc. v. Saab Motors, Inc., and Saab-Scania of America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1978No. 75-2338PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
In this case Autohaus Brugger, Inc. (Au-tohaus),- a franchised automobile dealer, brought suit against Saab Motors, Inc. (Saab), alleging breach of their franchise agreement and violation of the Automobile Dealers Day in Court Act [15 U.S.C. ■§§ 1221-1225], The jury found in favor of Autohaus and awarded $200,000 in damages. The trial court denied Saab’s post-trial motions for judgment n. o. v., directed verdict, and new trial. Saab appeals. Because we find the evidence wholly insufficient to support either a breach of contract claim or a violation of the…
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