MOLO OIL v. RIVER CITY FORD TRUCK SALES

No. 96-857.

578 N.W.2d 222 (1998)

MOLO OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. RIVER CITY FORD TRUCK SALES, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart R. Lefstein, Lori R. Lefstein, and Jonathan J. Heiple of Katz, McHard, Balch, Lefstein & Fieweger, P.C., Rock Island, IL, for appellant.

Thomas J. Shields of Lane & Waterman, Davenport, for appellee.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and William L. Brauch, Special Assistant Attorney General, for amicus curiae State.

W. Don Brittin, Jr., James B. West, and John B. Tuffnell of Nyemaster, Goode, McLaughlin, Voigts, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa Auto Dealers Association.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

A number of complicated legal issues are implicated in this suit arising from a simple business transaction. The plaintiff appeals following judgment for the defendant. We affirm.

Plaintiff Molo Oil Co. (Molo) is a Dubuque, Iowa, distributor of petroleum products and an operator of convenience stores. Defendant River City Ford Truck Sales, Inc. (River City) of Davenport is a retail seller of motor vehicles. A part of River City's enterprise...

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