AMERICAN MOTORS SALES CORP. v. NEW MOTOR VEH. BD.

Docket No. 15971.

69 Cal.App.3d 983 (1977)

138 Cal. Rptr. 594

AMERICAN MOTORS SALES CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. NEW MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Appellant; KEN COLLINS, Real Party in Interest and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

May 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Robert L. Mukai and Edna R. Walz, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Appellant.

Crow, Lytle & Gilwee and James McCall as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

O'Melveny & Myers, Allyn O. Kreps, Donald M. Wessling and Joseph M. Malkin for Plaintiff and Respondent.

No appearance for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

PARAS, J.

On April 24, 1974, American Motors Sales Corporation (hereinafter American Motors) notified its South Lake Tahoe dealer, Ken Collins, that it would terminate his Jeep franchise in 90 days for "failure to develop a sufficient sales volume...." On July 26, 1974, Collins filed a protest with the New Motor Vehicle Board of the State of California (hereinafter Board) under Vehicle Code section 3060.1...

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