Parktown Imports, Inc. v. Audi of America, Inc.

ZEL M. FISCHER, Judge.

Parktown Imports, Inc. appeals the Administrative Hearing Commission’s (“AHC”) decision to grant Audi of America, Inc.’s motion to dismiss Parktown’s claim that Audi’s establishment of a new Audi franchise was capricious, in bad faith and unconscionable. In reaching its decision, the AHC found that § 407.817, RSMo Supp. 2007, 1 was the only statute under which a franchisee could challenge the establishment of a new motor vehicle dealership within a relevant market area where the same line-make is represented and that the AHC was without jurisdiction to grant the relief…