Legal Opinion
Marquette National Bank v. Loftus
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 28, 1983No. 82-1892PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI
delivered the opinion of the court:
Jack Loftus, major owner of Loftus Motors, sued Ford Motor Company for violations of the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 121½, par. 751 et seq.) The trial court dismissed the claim. We affirm, holding that the Act did not apply to a franchise agreement which pre-existed the statute although the acts in question occurred after its enactment.
In 1970 Ford Motor Company entered into a series of contracts including a franchise contract, a dealer development agreement and a management contract under which Loftus…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Schiro v. W. E. Gould & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1960
- Village of Wilsonville v. SCA Services, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
- United States Steel Credit Union v. KnightIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- McAleer Buick-Pontiac Co. v. General Motors Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- In Re Estate of KrotzschIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
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