Pryor Oldsmobile/GMC Co. v. Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission

I concur with the result reached by the majority. The Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission cannot deny Pryor Oldsmobile permission to display and sell cars at a branch showroom simply because the showroom itself does not qualify as an “established place of business” pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-17-102(8) (1988).

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Pryor Oldsmobile is a licensed motor vehicle dealer in good standing located in Memphis. In late 1986, it applied to the Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission for permission to operate a branch showroom at the Mall of Memphis, approximately 1.5 miles from its primary place of business. *232…