Schmitt-Norton Ford, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the ADDCA applies to “lack of good faith performance of the franchise agreement” and does not apply to the performance of obligations outside the scope of the franchise agreement
• finding that “[e]ven assuming that at the time they signed the release [the plaintiffs] had no alternative, this came about because of the way they structured the sale ..., not because of Ford’s actions”
• granting Ford’s motion for summary judgment on grounds that release was supported by valid consideration in form of repurchase option and finding no economic coercion

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