GUSTAFSON v. GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION

No. 72-1178.

470 F.2d 1057 (1973)

C. M. GUSTAFSON, Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1973.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Wehde, Huron, S. D., for appellant.

Charles Rick Johnson, Gregory, S. D., for appellee.

Before BRIGHT and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges, and TALBOT SMITH, District Judge.


STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal by General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) results from a judgment by the trial court awarding Gustafson $186,000 in damages for slander by GMAC which interfered with and caused Gustafson to lose his General Motors car and truck dealership. The trial court's memorandum decision fully sets forth the facts of this case at 337 F.Supp. 406 (D.S.D.1972) and they will be restated here only...

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