Anchorage Chrysler Center, Inc. v. Daimlerchrysler Corp.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises out of a dispute between an automobile manufacturer and one of its dealers in Anchorage. The dealer and the manufacturer entered into a short letter agreement that required (among other things) the dealer to make certain changes to its facilities in return for the right to open a new dealership in Wasilla. The parties’ relationship deteriorated: the dealer refused to remodel its dealership as the manufacturer wanted, and the manufacturer ended up opening a competing dealership in Anchorage. The car dealership sued the manufacturer,…