Legal Opinion
Sterling Truck Corp. v. Motor Vehicle Board of Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided May 1, 2008No. 03-05-00288-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.
Sterling Truck Corporation and Ford Motor Company appeal from the order by the Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation concluding that the companies improperly opposed the transfer of truck sales franchises assigned to Metro Ford Truck Sales, Inc. The Board assessed civil penalties against Sterling for $428,000 and Ford for $467,000 based on alleged violations of statutes requiring that they not unreasonably withhold approval of a proposed transfer to a qualified buyer. See Tex. Occ.Code Ann. §§ 2801.359, .360, .458 (West 2004). The Board…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Freightliner Corp. v. Motor Vehicle Board of Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
- Metro Ford Truck Sales v. Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Division Freightliner LLC, N/K/A Daimler Trucks North America LLC And Sterling Truck Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2013