Motorsport Engineering, Inc. v. Spa

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

This appeal is taken by plaintiff-appellant Majestic Cars, Ltd., a sports car dealer in Cohasset, Massachusetts, from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellees Maserati and Ferrari.1 The factual background is complicated; less so are the facts needed to resolve the appeal. On an appeal from summary judgment, we review the issues de novo, drawing inferences in favor of the non-moving party. Carroll v. Xerox Corp., 294 F.3d 231, 237 (1st Cir.2002). Here, the facts pertinent to our disposition are not in dispute.

In 1986, Majestic…