PARK MOTOR MART, INC. v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 79-1514.

616 F.2d 603 (1980)

PARK MOTOR MART, INC. et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher A. Moen, Jr., with whom Lawrence P. Mahoney, Portland, Maine, was on brief, for appellants.

Roger A. Putnam, Portland, Maine, with whom Robert A. Moore and Verrill & Dana, Portland, Maine, were on brief, for appellees.

Before ALDRICH and BOWNES, Circuit Judges, PETTINE, District Judge.


ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

This action by Park Motor Mart, Inc. et al. against Ford Motor Company et al., claiming breach of fiduciary duty, was brought in the Maine Superior Court and removed to the District Court on the ground of diversity of citizenship. Park was a Ford dealer, operating under a franchise agreement with Ford which gave Ford full access to Park's financial figures. The contract contained provisions with respect to the confidentiality...

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