Davidson v. General Motors Corp.

The plaintiffs, who are entrepreneurs in the automobile dealership business, brought this action against General Motors Corporation and several others2 asserting claims arising out of their acquisition and financing of a dealership in Lynn. The plaintiffs eventually lost their investment in the dealership. The plaintiffs’ complaint made numerous claims, of which four survive and are involved in this appeal: (1) a count for breach of contract (which was dismissed for failure to state a claim under Mass.R.Civ.P 12[b][6], 365 Mass. 755 [1974]); and counts for (2) breach of fiduciary duty, (3)…