Legal Opinion
G.A. Imports, Inc. v. Subaru Mid-America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1986No. 85-1772PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The Missouri. Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices Act (Franchise Act), Mo.Rev.Stat. §§ 407.810-.835 (V.A.M.S.Supp.1986), bars a franchisor from nonrenewal of a new motor vehicle franchise unless the franchisee is in “substantial default” of “reasonable and lawful obligations” to the franchisor. Id. § 407.825(5). Subaru Mid-America (Mid-America), a regional distributor of Subaru automobiles, threatened non-renewal of a franchise held by G.A. Imports (Imports), a Subaru dealer, because Imports had become a dual-line dealer, selling Peugeot automobiles in addition to…
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