Legal Opinion
Crabtree v. Tristar Automotive Group, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 30, 1991No. 90 Civ. 8222 (GLG)PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge.
In 1989, the defendants in this case purchased a network of automobile dealerships from the plaintiffs. The transaction did not go smoothly and the resulting disputes have been presented to this court for resolution. The complaint tells the story of a trusting seller who, after yielding possession of his business to the buyer, was asked to pay over a large sum of money in addition. The counterclaims mirror the complaint’s assertions of fraud and breach of contract, claiming that the buyer was duped into purchasing a business whose value was grossly…
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