United States Fourth Circuit

A manufacturer can exercise business judgment, that is neither arbitrary nor malicious, to terminate an implied distributorship agreement under South Carolina law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/13/2001
• Published 04/13/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, WILKINS, Circuit Judge, and MICHAEL, Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Alan J. Pierce, Hancock & Estabrook, L.L.P., Syracuse, NY, for Appellant. Robert Wilkinson Hassold, Jr., Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.P., Greenville, SC, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Clinch H. Belser, Jr., Michael J. Polk, Belser & Polk, P.A., Columbia, SC, for Appellant.