Hanna v. Darr

WILLIAM H. CRANDALL, JR., Judge.

Plaintiffs, John E. Hanna and John E. Hanna Oldsmobile, Inc., appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, Donald Darr and Don Darr Pontiac, Inc., d/b/a Don Darr Chevrolet, in a breach of contract action. We reverse and remand.

The evidence established that in December 1997, Hanna and Darr 1 entered into an oral agreement to own and operate a Chevrolet dealership jointly, with Darr owning a 55 percent interest and Hanna owning a 45 percent interest. They also entered into an agreement to purchase property on which to operate…