Legal Opinion
Beilowitz v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 3, 2002No. Civil Action 02-3870PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORLOFSKY, District Judge.
Thomas Hobson, an English liveryman who lived in the seventeenth century, re quired his customers to take the horse nearest to the stable door or none at all. 1 Accordingly, a “Hobson’s choice” refers to an apparently free choice that offers no real alternative. 2 Here, the Defendant franchisor, General Motors Corporation (“GM”), offered the Plaintiff franchisee, Steven Beilowitz (“Beilowitz”), a Hobson’s choice — either to accede to GM’s new business plan, which would result in the loss of forty percent of Beilowitz’s revenue, or, after a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Semmes Motors, Inc., Suing on Behalf of Itself and Together With Ford Dealers Alliance, Inc., Etc. v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Frank's Gmc Truck Center, Inc. v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Instructional Systems, Inc. v. Computer Curriculum Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
- Sk&f, Co. v. Premo Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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