D. W. Trowbridge Ford, Inc. v. Galyen

This case involves a controversy concerning a contract for the sale of an automobile dealership. On June 1, 1967, James W. Galyen and Delbert V. Robertson entered into an agreement to sell the corporate stock of the Robertson Motor Co., Inc., of O’Neill, Nebraska, to Douglas W. Trowbridge. Gal-yen owned over 80 percent of the stock of the Robertson Motor Co. and Robertson owned the balance.

Galyen also owned the Galyen Motor Co., Inc., of Atkinson, Nebraska. Both the Robertson Motor Co., Inc., and the Galyen Motor Co., Inc., were franchised by the Ford Motor Company. The contract provided that…