Gable v. Sames

How later courts describe this case

• determining one not a party to the franchise agreement cannot be liable under the Dealer's Act
• distributor’s alleged harassment of dealer, including wrongful accusations and lies, presented jury issue as to whether distributor had engaged in conduct which is arbitrary, in bad faith or unconscionable
• defendant could not object to jury’s reasonable interpretation of plaintiffs damages evidence after the fact when it could have come forward with its own evidence
• a computer sheet containing summaries of inventory and sales was not newly discovered evidence since the information was otherwise obtainable from other sources at the first trial
• sole stockholder of corporate dealership who had personally guaranteed corporate obligations lacked standing
• question of release’s validity submitted to jury