Legal Opinion
E. L. Bowen & Co. v. American Motors Sales Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 9, 1957No. Civ. A. 2088PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, District Judge.
The complaint filed herein by an enfranchised dealer in Hudson automobiles alleges six causes of action against defendant as successor in title and interest to Hudson Sales Corporation. From 1937 until September 30, 1953, plaintiff-was known as a “Master Dealer” handling new and used cars in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and surrounding areas, under annual contracts, the last of said contracts continuing the franchise from September 24, 1952, to September 30, 1953. Summarizing the allegations of the complaint and the mo-, tion to dismiss, it appears:
1. As to first…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Barnes Coal Corp. v. Retail Coal Merchants Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
- Schwing Motor Company v. Hudson Sales CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1956
- Martin's Executors v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
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3Cited by7 opinions
- B. T. Woodard and B. J. Woodard, D/B/A Woodard Motor Company v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Tober Foreign Motors, Inc. v. Reiter Oldsmobile, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Mazda Motors of America, Inc. v. Southwestern Motors, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
- Mike Naughton Ford, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1994
- Vintage Imports, Ltd. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1976
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