Legal Opinion
Seacoast Motors of Salisbury, Inc. v. Daimlerchrysler Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 8, 2001No. 01-1262PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This case has its origin in a law suit against the auto manufacturer Daimler-Chrysler Motors Corporation (“Daimler-Chrysler”) by Seacoast Motors of Salisbury (“Seacoast”), one of its dealers. Seacoast claims that DaimlerChrysler’s decision to authorize a new competing dealer near Salisbury was an arbitrary and unfair trade practice under Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 93B, § 4(3)(l) (West 1997). The district court dismissed Seacoast’s suit and ordered arbitration pursuant to a clause in Seacoast’s dealership agreement that, both sides concede, covered the claim. Seacoast Motors of…
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