Legal Opinion
Ward's Equipment, Inc. v. New Holland North America, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 31, 1997No. Record 962544PublishedCited by 231 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Compton
In this controversy arising from a written contract between a manufacturer and a dealer in farm equipment, the case turns upon whether a party suing for damages may allege facts that essentially reform the contract and thereby withstand demurrer.
In June 1995, appellants Ward’s Equipment, Inc., Carl Ward, and Anne Ward (collectively, the dealer) sued appellee New Holland North America, Inc., successor to Ford New Holland, Inc. (the manufacturer or the company). The dealer is a Virginia corporation with its principal place of business in South Boston. The manufacturer is a Delaware corporation…
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