Legal Opinion
Acadia Motors, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 15, 1994No. Civ. 93-0136-BPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
BRODY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, thirty-two Maine automobile dealers, bring the instant action against Ford Motor Company protesting Ford’s warranty reimbursement practices. Ford moves to Dismiss the Complaint, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment. The Dealers move for Partial Summary Judgment.
I. Background
Plaintiffs have entered into franchise agreements with Ford that obligate them to perform warranty work on Ford’s behalf, generally without charge to the new motor vehicle owner. Ford then reimburses the dealers for parts and labor thus provided.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Jones v. Rath Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Allied Structural Steel Co. v. SpannausSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Acadia Motors, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Darling's v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
- Tom Rice Buick-Pontiac v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers v. GwadoskyDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2004
- Deere & Co. v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2015
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