Reiter Oldsmobile, Inc. v. General Motors Corp.

The plaintiff, an Oldsmobile dealership, brought this action for the purpose of enjoining the defendants from franchising and maintaining another Oldsmobile dealership in the same city, contending that that conduct constituted an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive practice under the provisions of G. L. . 93B, §§ 3 and 4(3) (Z), inserted by St. 1970, c. 814, § l. 2 The judge allowed a motion under Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b) (6), 365 Mass. 755 (1974), to dismiss on the ground that the complaint failed to state a cause of action, ruling that, under the provisions of G. L. c. 93B, §…