Legal Opinion
Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. Smit
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 31, 2003No. CIV.A. 3:01CV471PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PAYNE, District Judge.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (“Yamaha”) is a California corporation that distributes motorcycles and related parts and accessories throughout the United States. Yamaha has approximately 1,200 authorized motorcycle dealers nationwide, twenty-six of which are located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Defendant, Demerst B. Smit, 1 is the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (the “Commissioner”) and is responsible for administering the Motorcycle Dealer Chapter of the Code of Virginia (Va.Code Ann. §§ 46.2-1993 et seq.). Defendant,…
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