Legal Opinion
Highway Equipment Company v. Caterpillar Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1990No. 89-3403PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Highway Equipment Company (Highway) sued Caterpillar Inc., Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., B.D. Holt Co., Inc., and Benjamin D. Holt 1 for breach of a franchise agreement. All defendants except Caterpillar Inc. (Caterpillar) were dismissed before trial. The case was tried before a jury in March and April, 1989, and the jury returned a verdict for Caterpillar. Finding that the verdict was not erroneous as a matter of law, we affirm.
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The franchise relationship between Highway and Caterpillar was governed by a Sales and Service Agreement (the Agreement). After…
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