Legal Opinion
Two Wheel Corp. v. American Honda Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 19, 1980No. 79 C 3064PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
BR AM WELL, District Judge.
When a national distributor of goods entrusts the local sale of such goods to a small dealer, the distributor must accept the economic reality that it cannot completely control the activity of the independent local outlet. The extent of the dealer’s independence, therefore, may become a source of friction between the contracting parties. This case evolves from the plaintiff Honda of Mineola’s claim that this friction has manifested itself in the termination of its Honda dealership.
Being of the belief that the defendant lacked a valid basis for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson Dairy, Inc. v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Hamilton Watch Co. v. Benrus Watch Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Semmes Motors, Inc., Suing on Behalf of Itself and Together With Ford Dealers Alliance, Inc., Etc. v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,041 Sonesta International Hotels Corporation v. Wellington AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Triebwasser & Katz, a Partnership Consisting of Jonah Triebwasser and William Katz v. American Telephone & Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- American Motor Club, Inc. v. CorcoranDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986