Legal Opinion
Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo, Inc. v. Fiat Distributors, Inc., and Wakehouse Motors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1981No. 79-4003PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, on November 26, 1975, brought this antitrust action against Fiat Distributors, Inc. (FDI) and Wakehouse Motors, Inc. (Wakehouse) alleging violations of Sherman Act §§ 1 and 2 and Clayton Act § 3. Appellant is a dealer in foreign cars in Portland. FDI is the United States distributor of Fiat automobiles and Wakehouse is the only Fiat dealer in the Portland area. 1 This action was instituted after appellant’s unsuccessful attempt to become the second Fiat dealer in the Portland area.
The case was referred to a magistrate who found that appellant’s complaint…
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