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27 years. During this time, Mr. Richardson had owned and
operated dealerships which sold both domestic and imported
vehicles. Mr. Turner had been in the automobile dealership
business for approximately 30 years. During this time, Mr.
Turner had been involved in the ownership and operation of
several dealerships, and he had several positions with Ford Motor
Co. Mr. Blewett had been in the automobile business for over 20
years. Mr. Richardson, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Blewett, together,
had acquired and operated dealerships in Albuquerque, New Mexico;
Phoenix, Arizona; San Marcos, Texas; and San Antonio, Texas. Mr.
Zellner had been in the automobile business for more than 25
years, participating in almost every aspect of running an
automobile dealership.
Prior to the years at issue, William T. Wright (Mr. Wright)
solely owned two Washington corporations, W-T-W, Inc. and Totem
Lake Suzuki, Inc., which operated two automobile dealerships in
Kirkland, Washington. The automobile dealerships did business
under the names Totem Lake Ford-Toyota and Totem Lake Suzuki
(sometimes Totem Lake dealerships). Among other things, Mr.
Wright had engaged in sales promotion and advertising for the
Totem Lake dealerships, including the recording and broadcasting
of local television commercials.
Prior to 1988, the Totem Lake dealerships and Mr. Wright had
suffered adverse publicity in the metropolitan Seattle,
Washington, area. More specifically, in 1985, Mr. Wright,
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