Legal Opinion
Arturo Fornaris, Jr. v. The Ridge Tool Co., and the Commonwealth Ofpuerto Rico, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 17, 1970No. 7422PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
On June 24,1964 the Puerto Rico legislature enacted the so-called Dealer’s Contract Law known as Law 75, 1964 Laws of Puerto Rico, 4th Sess., at 231 (approved June 24, 1964). Its exact terms we will come to presently, but in effect this statute provided that a Puerto Rico dealer’s contract with a “principal,” hereinafter manufacturer, regardless of its provisions for termination was, with certain exceptions, renewable indefinitely at the option of the dealer, and imposed substantial damages upon a manufacturer who refused to accede. On June 23, 1966 the scope of the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lynch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- West Coast Hotel Co. v. ParrishSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Marina Industrial, Inc. v. Brown Boveri Corp.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1983
- Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pan American Computer Corp. v. Data General Corp.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1982
- American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Schieffelin & Co. v. Department of Liquor ControlSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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