Posted on 07/30/2005 1:12:27 AM PDT by Panerai
DETROIT (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed a breach-of-contract lawsuit brought against NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne by Ford Motor Co.
U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland ruled Thursday that a 2002 agreement between Kahne and Ford was not enforceable under Michigan law, because significant parts of it were left open for future negotiations.
"No reasonable jury could conclude, based on the record of evidence presented, that the parties had reached agreement on all material or essential terms," Cleland wrote.
Ford had claimed that Kahne signed a contract obligating him to drive Fords and appear in promotional activities. The lawsuit alleged Kahne left Ford in 2003 -- when he was racing in the Busch Series -- to join a Dodge team owned by Ray Evernham.
But Kahne's attorney, David Baum, argued during a July 20 court hearing that the contract was merely an "agreement to agree" on a "mutually acceptable racing series with a reasonably competitive team." Baum said it was not an enforceable contract for Kahne to exclusively race for Ford.
Kahne said he was happy to be putting the matter behind him.
"I'm thrilled that this decision sets the record straight that my move to Evernham Motorsports and the Nextel Cup Series was in good faith and didn't breach my Ford contract," he said in a statement.
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Hmmm, screw one sponsor you might get away with it.
You can be the next contract will be air tight.
NASCAR ping (so sue me; I can't sleep :-P )
Oh, yeah, a more robust tranny would be welcome, and fix the Ontario 5.6L spark plug blow-out while yer at it... sheesh.
Fix Or Repair Daily.
The last (and I do mean LAST) Ford I owned made it to 46,000 miles before the engine went. When I took it in to the shop and told them I was going to trade it they said to bring it on down. I laughed and said "you don't really think I'd buy another one do you?" LOL I traded for a GMC Sierra and that was five years and 90,000 miles ago. I haven't had the first problem with the GMC. My husband's last Ford had two replacement transmissions by 75,000 miles before he dumped it for a Chevrolet Silverado. No problems and 130,000 miles on it!
We are GM people too, but we also have a 75 F150 that will start at any time even after sitting for months and doesn't leak a drop.
ping
Do Drivers use Agent/Lawyers for their contracts as ball sports players do?
200,000 on my 83 F-100 and now own 98 f-150 w/75,000. No problems.
I love my Buick La Sabre, but after only 4 years the battery died, and guess what? It is under the back seat and is only available at the dealer. 150.00 and if a neighbor had not ran me all over town and then installed it would have been more. He liked to never got it loose and he is a body builder. My blind Husband can still work on the truck.
Better hold onto it then because it's probably the only one in the country. :-)
I've given Ford every chance. I had a Ford van that put me walking three times. After that I had the truck that had the bad engine. Hubby had a Ford truck that had the transmission replaced twice. I said enough was enough. I'd spend a little more and get a good truck.
This truck will start under any conditions. It is loaded with Calif.smog equip, but will start even in 0 weather here in Tennessee.
Wow, you must live in a colder part of Tennessee than I do. We rarely go less than 30 and if we do it's only for a day or two. We do see a few 20's but it's not that common. I'm in South Tennessee near Chattanooga. We're just a hop, skip and a jump from Georgia. :-)
I can't complain about my truck though. It's a full size truck and gets 28mpg on the highway if I run the speed limit. I put a bed cap on it and it boosted the gas mileage temendously.
We are in the Memphis area and from time to time get a number of days below freezing.
One day I washed my hair and didn't bother to dry it before loading the car to go on a trip. My head was getting heavier and heavier and I could not understand what what was going on. Then I realized that my hair had frozen.
The grandchildren will tell that story for years to come.
My grandfather, who saw races on the beach course at Daytona, was a dedicated Ford man, so of course his favorite was,
First On Race Day
Back to the article...
Kasey is a young guy, came from just up the road from me. He will learn soon enough that especially in NASCAR, a man's worth is his word. That move was not made in good faith, although it may have been legal. No one wants to get into business with someone who can't be trusted.
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