Hal Artz Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.

The question presented in this appeal centers on whether the Motor Vehicle Dealers Board, by granting a motion for rehearing and reconsideration of an earlier order before a court appeal is filed and prior to expiration of the statutory fifteen-day appeal period, retains jurisdiction to rehear the cause and thereafter issue a reconsidered decision after the appeal period has expired.8

Ford argues that the board’s March 30 order was final and that the protesting dealers ignored their exclusive remedy of judicial appeal. Ford contends that the board’s reconsidered decision, which was not…