KAVANAUGH v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 15003.

353 F.2d 710 (1965)

Daniel F. KAVANAUGH, also known as Dan Kavanaugh, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

November 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey S. Kronfeld, Dearborn, Mich., W. Donald McSweeney, Chicago, Ill., William A. Montgomery, Schiff, Hardin, Waite, Dorschel & Britton, Chicago, Ill., Richard B. Darragh, Dearborn, Mich., of counsel, for appellant.

John J. Kelly, Jr., Francis B. Stine, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before SCHNACKENBERG, KILEY, and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.


SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

This is an interlocutory appeal presenting a controlling question of law within the meaning of section 1292(b) of the Judicial Code, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (b) (1958). The question is whether plaintiff Daniel F. Kavanaugh is an "automobile dealer" and thereby entitled to sue under the Automobile Dealers' Franchise Act (commonly known as the Dealers' Day in Court Act), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1221-1225 (1956).

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