Coastal Transfer Co. v. Toyota Motor Sales

833 F.2d 208 1987-2 Trade Cases 67,774 COASTAL TRANSFER CO., a California Corp., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., a California Corp.; Toyota Motor Distributors, Inc., a California Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Direct Delivery Service, Inc., a California Corp., Defendant. No. 86-5839. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 8, 1987. Decided Nov. 30, 1987. Joel R. Bennett, Los Angeles, Cal., and Eugene Crew, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Allyn O. Kreps and James H. Berry, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FLETCHER, FARRIS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 Coastal Transfer Company, a California Corporation, initiated this action against Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., a California Corporation; Toyota Motor Distributors, Inc., a California Corporation; and Direct Delivery Service, Inc., a California Corporation. The facts are straightforward and undisputed. For several years, Toyota employed the services of Coastal to deliver parts to Toyota's dealers. In 1981, Toyota discharged…