Legal Opinion
American Motors Sales Corp. v. Division of Motor Vehicles of Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1979No. Nos. 78-1135, 78-1136PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
Virginia Code § 46.1-547(d) prevents a motor vehicle manufacturer or distributor from granting an additional franchise for a *221particular line-make of vehicle in a trade area already served by one or more dealers carrying the same line if, after a hearing requested by a dealer selling the same line in the area, the state Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines that the market will not support all of the dealerships.1 The Division of Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia Automobile Dealers’ Association appeal a judgment enjoining enforcement of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Exxon Corp. v. Governor of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Breard v. AlexandriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du MondSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Associated Film Distribution Corp. v. ThornburghDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- American Motors Sales Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and Early Amc, Inc., a Virginia Corporation v. Division of Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth of Virginia, American Motors Sales Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and Early Amc, Inc., a Virginia Corporation v. Virginia Automobile Dealers AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979