JOYCE v. L. P. STEUART, INC.

No. 12440.

227 F.2d 407 (1955)

Charles D. JOYCE, Trading as Joyce Motors, Appellant, v. L. P. STEUART, Inc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 29, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Albert F. Adams and Daniel J. Freed, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Harry L. Ryan, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Roger J. Whiteford, Jo V. Morgan, Jr., and Duane G. Derrick, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

L. P. Steuart, Inc., a "direct dealer" in DeSoto and Plymouth automobiles manufactured by Chrysler Corporation, operates both as a wholesale distributor to associate dealers and as a retailer. In 1940 it entered into a written agreement to sell cars to Charles D. Joyce, as an associate dealer. The agreement provided, inter alia, that Steuart

"shall have the right to accept, in whole or in part, any or all orders received, and...

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