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          through 1975, petitioner was employed by automobile dealerships             
          in Montana, where he met Mr. Jack Robertson (Robertson), who                
          offered him a job selling Honda automobiles.  Petitioner was                
          employed by Robertson Honda during 1975 through 1977.  For the              
          next year and a half, petitioner was the manager of used-car                
          sales at a Ford dealership.                                                 
               In 1979, petitioner returned to Robertson Honda and worked             
          there until 1986.  During the last several years of his                     
          employment in Robertson Honda, petitioner was the general                   
          manager, and he earned $318,172 and $202,612 for 1985 and 1986,             
          respectively.  Petitioner enjoyed an "excellent" working                    
          relationship with Robertson.  However, petitioner believed there            
          was no room for further advancement within Robertson Honda.                 
          Also, petitioner surmised that his position with Robertson Honda            
          was precarious because he was making twice as much as other                 
          general managers in comparable employment.                                  
               Petitioner believed that if he owned his own auto                      
          dealership, he could earn several times his earnings at Robertson           
          Honda, which averaged $250,000 annually in the years approaching            
          1986.  Petitioner believed that the general manager of the                  
          Flagstaff dealership earned approximately $100,000 to $150,000              
          annually.  Petitioner believed that the owner of his own                    
          dealership could earn $750,000 annually.  Petitioner understood             
          that Robertson initially earned $500,000 per year, but ultimately           





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