General Motors Corp. v. Stokes

Stokes Chevrolet, Inc. ("the Stokes dealership"), operates a dealership in Clanton that, in addition to the Chevrolet line of the Chevrolet Motors Division of General Motors Corporation ("GM"), sold Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles (Stokes's non-GM lines are hereinafter referred to as "the Chrysler assets"). Rick Bush Motors ("Bush") was a GM dealer that also operated in Clanton and that had the authority to sell Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac vehicles, and the GMC line of GM. The Stokes dealership was interested in acquiring from Bush assets to be used in the operation of an…