Legal Opinion
DeCantis v. Mid-Atlantic Toyota Distributors, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 19, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-376-RPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action charging the defendant, Mid-Atlantic Toyota Distributors, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as MAT), with wrongfully terminating his automobile dealer franchise in violation of the federal Automobile Dealers’ Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1221-1225. Jurisdiction is attained pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1222. 1
The parties are presently before the Court pursuant to the defendant’s motion to dismiss which, because of the reliance placed on documents and materials outside the pleadings, the Court treats as a motion for summary judgment, Rule 12(b),…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- George L. Stansifer, Dba Lakewood Sports Cars v. Chrysler Motors Corporation, and J. O. Fisher Corporation (Jim Fisher Motors)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Volkswagen Interamericana, S.A. v. Henry RohlsenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- Autowest, Inc. v. Peugeot, Inc., and Associete De Automobiles PeugeotCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- B. T. Woodard and B. J. Woodard, D/B/A Woodard Motor Company v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sherman v. British Leyland Motors, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Grappone, Inc. v. Subaru of America, Inc.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1975
- Colonial Ford, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- North Broadway Motors, Inc. v. Fiat Motors of North America, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
- Empire Volkswagen, Inc. v. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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