Legal Opinion
Ridge Chrysler Jeep, LLC v. DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 2008No. 06-4140PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Ridge Chrysler Jeep and Dodge of Mid-lothian were dealers in Chrysler’s vehicles. It provided floor-plan financing and was entitled by contract to withdraw or limit financing if its position became insecure. (We refer to “Chrysler,” which before its spinoff into Chrysler LLC was a division of DaimlerChrysler. Financing was by DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, which survived the separation of Chrysler from Mercedes Benz.)
In 2002 Chrysler exercised its right to require the dealerships to pay up front for their inventory. They responded with this suit under the…
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