General Aviation, Inc. v. The Cessna Aircraft Co.

MERRITT, Chief Judge.

This diversity case arises from the nonre-newal of a distributorship agreement between plaintiff General Aviation and defendant Cessna. Plaintiff appeals from District Judge Robert Bell’s order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment. General Aviation, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 703 F.Supp. 637 (W.D.Mich.1988). For reasons set forth in this opinion we affirm in the main but reverse as to one part.

Defendant Cessna and Plaintiff General Aviation entered into a contract whereby General Aviation, a fixed-base operator, agreed to sell and service Cessna Conquest…