Legal Opinion
Dale Baker Oldsmobile, Inc. v. Fiat Motors of North America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1986No. 85-1094PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff appeals the dismissal of its complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) entered by the district court for the Western District of Michigan. The motion to dismiss was based upon defendant’s contention, accepted by the district court, that Michigan’s new Motor Vehicle Act, Mich. Comp.Laws § 445.1571, regulating certain aspects of distributor/dealer contracts, should be applied only prospectively, rather than retrospectively. We affirm.
The facts are basically undisputed. On September 23,1980, plaintiff and defendant entered into a dealer sales and…
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