Kramer Motors, Inc. v. British Leyland, Ltd.

628 F.2d 1175 1980-1 Trade Cases 63,261 KRAMER MOTORS, INC., a California Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRITISH LEYLAND, LTD., British Leyland International, Ltd., and British Leyland Motor Corporation, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees. No. 78-3332. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 1, 1980. As Amended May 30, 1980. Rehearing Denied June 19, 1980. Harold J. Tomin, Los Angeles, Cal. (argued), Barry L. Guterman, Beverly Hills, Cal., on brief, for plaintiff-appellant. John R. Schoemer, Jr., Townley & Updike, New York City, David C. Phillips, Goldstein & Phillips, San Francisco, Cal. (argued), Louis P. Petrich, Youngman, Hungate & Leapoold, Los Angeles, Cal., Charles J. Wisch, San Francisco, Cal., on brief, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the Southern District of California. Before GOODWIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and EAST * , District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 Kramer Motors, Inc., a Santa Monica imported automobile dealer, lost its supply of Triumph automobiles in 1974 after the importer, British Leyland Motors, Inc. (BLMI), revised its marketing plan for British Leyland cars in the United States. In addition to other litigation, 1 Kramer…