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DAWSON v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 91-2347.

977 F.2d 369 (1992)

Hanley DAWSON, Jr., an individual, and Hanley Dawson Cadillac Company, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, a Delaware and Michigan corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm M. Gaynor, Robert D. Nachman, Franklin S. Schwerin, A. Daniel Feldman (argued), Schwartz, Cooper, Kolb & Gaynor, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard C. Godfrey (argued), Martin T. Tully, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Hanley Dawson, Jr. (Dawson) and Hanley Dawson Cadillac Company (HDCC) sued General Motors Corporation (GM) for breach of contract, alleging that GM had promised the dealership certain lease terms and then reneged a year later. The district court dismissed the plaintiffs' complaint for failure to state a claim. Because we conclude that the plaintiffs' allegation of a binding promise is sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss, we reverse.

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