Opinion

Groseth International, Inc. v. Tenneco, Inc.

  • 410 N.W.2d 159
  • 1987 S.D. LEXIS 357
Court
South Dakota Supreme Court
Filed
Sep 30, 1987
Status
Published
Author
Wuest
On the bench
Sabers, Morgan, Henderson, Wuest, Fosheim, Ret, Miller
Cited by
102 cases

interpreting § 37-5-3 and holding that the “just provocation” standard “requires some sort of misconduct or shortcoming on the part of the dealer,” and rejecting the *863 manufacturer’s argument it could meet the standard where a termination was in good faith

How later courts described this case

  • interpreting § 37-5-3 and holding that the “just provocation” standard “requires some sort of misconduct or shortcoming on the part of the dealer,” and rejecting the *863 manufacturer’s argument it could meet the standard where a termination was in good faith
  • holding that no fiduciary relationship existed between IH and one of its dealers
  • holding "just provocation [under § 37-5-3] requires some sort of misconduct or shortcoming on the part of the dealer."
  • upholding summary judgment that no fiduciary relationship existed between International Harvester and one of its dealers

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

WUEST, Chief Justice

(dissenting).

I still dissent and would grant the petition for rehearing. However, I have no , objection to the majority clarifying their opinion.

I am hereby authorized to state that FOSHEIM, Retired Justice, joins in this dissent.

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