Legal Opinion
Mazda Motors of America, Inc. v. Southwestern Motors, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided April 18, 1978No. 7710SC299PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Judge.
The defendant first assigns as error the failure of the trial court to rule that, as a matter of law, the franchise agreement between the parties was wrongfully terminated, canceled or not renewed. For reasons which will be discussed hereinafter, we find this assignment to be meritorious and hold that the trial court committed error in failing to so rule.
By the enactment of Article 12 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes, the Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law, the General Assembly sought to regulate and license motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors,…
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