Legal Opinion
Maude v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided January 22, 1986No. 85-1626-CV-W-6PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SACHS, District Judge.
The principal question in this diversity case is whether § 407.405, RSMo, as enacted in 1974 and amended in 1975, contains a rule of general applicability requiring ninety days’ written notice before cancellation of a Missouri franchise, regardless of the shorter period allowed in a franchise agreement. Some three years ago, I cryptically stated that this was so. Earley Ford Tractor, Inc. v. Hesston Corp., 556 F.Supp. 544, 547 (W.D.Mo.1983). On further consideration, after full briefing and argument, I again so conclude.
Because defendant General…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chmieleski v. City Products Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- James M. Bain, Jr. And Donald O. Brashears v. Champlin Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Wirth v. HeaveyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
- Hughes v. NeelySupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- Wright v. MartinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Missouri Beverage Co., Inc. v. Shelton Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
- In Re Tornado Pizza, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 2010