Legal Opinion
B. E. Detreville, Jr., D/B/A the Sports Center v. Outboard Marine Corporation, Evinrude Motors Division
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1971No. 15153_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff appeals from the granting of summary judgment for the defendant in his action for wrongful termination of a dealer franchise agreement. Because judgment was granted on the basis of misapprehension of the requirements of the plaintiff’s cause of action, we must reverse.
The complaint alleged that deTreville had been a franchised Evinrude dealer for some nine years under annual dealership contracts, the most recent renewal of which had occurred in September, 1968. It alleged that throughout the franchise period deTreville had faithfully performed his…
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