Legal Opinion
Bonelli v. Volkswagen of America, Inc
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1988No. Docket 91864, 91865PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Per curiam
This dispute concerns conflicting claims to the right to sell or distribute posters of the gold-medal-winning 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team. On January 21, 1986, an Oakland County jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, J. B. Bonelli, and against defendants Volkswagen of America, Inc. (vw), and James Neal Harvey Advertising, Inc. (jnha), on a count of tortious interference with an advantageous business relationship based on their interference with plaintiffs exclusive rights to sell posters of the hockey team. A judgment was entered against vw and jnha for $1.6 million plus…
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