Legal Opinion
Rochester Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 7, 2001No. 00-2052PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
The question on this appeal is whether a New Hampshire statute, regulating, inter alia, business practices as between motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers, should be read to protect an existing franchisee alleging that the car maker unfairly denied it an additional franchise. The district court denied relief based on state precedent, Roberts v. Gen. Motors. Corp., 138 N.H. 532, 643 A.2d 956 (1994). We affirm.
Since 1974, Edward Casaccio has owned and operated Rochester Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. (“Rochester”), a dealership in Rochester, New Hampshire, with a franchise from…
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- Pung v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1997
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