The Bryant Corporation, a Washington Corporation v. Outboard Motor Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

77 F.3d 488 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. The BRYANT CORPORATION, a Washington corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OUTBOARD MOTOR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35095. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 4, 1995. Decided Feb. 6, 1996. 1 Before: D.W. NELSON and NOONAN, Circuit Judges, WARE, District Judge * . 2 MEMORANDUM ** STATEMENT OF THE CASE 3 The Bryant Corporation ("Bryant") appeals summary judgment of its claims for violation of the Washington Franchise Investment Protection Act (FIPA) and negligent misrepresentation in favor of Outboard Motor Corporation ("OMC"), the manufacturer of Evinrude motors and associated parts. We AFFIRM the grant of summary judgment for both claims. 4 For some 45 years Bryant has distributed OMC and Evinrude products in the Pacific Northwest, signing nonnegotiable one-year distributor agreements with OMC for about the last 30 years. Among payments…