Legal Opinion
Craig Foster Ford, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 23, 1997No. 95-1802PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
This appeal concerns Iowa’s motor vehicle franchise law, Iowa Code chapter 322A (1993). Before a car manufacturer can terminate a franchise in Iowa, the franchiser must establish (1) good cause for termination and (2) proof that “another franchise in the same line-make will become effective in the same community.” Iowa Code § 322A2. The Iowa department of transportation (DOT), affirmed on judicial review by the district court, concluded that the disreputable business practices of plaintiff Craig Foster Ford, Inc., justified Ford Motor Company’s termination of its franchise,…
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