Priority Auto Group, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge AGEE wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Judge KEENAN joined.

AGEE, Circuit Judge:

In this case, the prospective buyer of a car dealership sued a manufacturer-franchisor who exercised its right of first refusal under the franchise agreement, thereby preventing the prospective buyer from purchasing the dealership. The prospective buyer, Priority Auto Group, Inc. (“Priority Auto”), alleged that Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) imposed an unlawful condition on the sale of the dealership, in violation of Virginia Code § 46.2-1569(3a), and engaged in…