General GMC Trucks, Inc. v. General Motors Corp.
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
These suits involve the Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices Act of 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 134; Code Ann. Ch. 84-66) and the Motor Vehicle Farm Machinery Practices Act of 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 1440; Code Ann. Ch. 84-66 (Supp. 1976)). The 1976 Act states the 1974 Act is repealed.
Among other things both of these Acts require a state license before engaging in business ás a manufacturer’s franchised truck dealer. Whether the license should be issued is determined by a commission established by the Acts.
This litigation arose when General Motors Corporation franchised…
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gibson v. BerryhillSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du MondSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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- Tober Foreign Motors, Inc. v. Reiter Oldsmobile, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Georgia Franchise Practices Commission v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- General Motors Corp. v. Motor Vehicle Review BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
- WMW, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2012
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