BURKE v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. 20329.

128 Cal.App.3d 661 (1982)

180 Cal. Rptr. 537

JOHN E. BURKE et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Respondent; GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

February 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Weintraub, Genshlea, Giannoni & Sproul, Joseph S. Genshlea and Steven E. Harrold for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

O'Melveny & Myers, Girard E. Boudreau, Jr., Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rohwer, J. Keith McKeag, Stephen J. Meyer, William Vaughn, Otis M. Smith and Robert W. Culver for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

BLEASE, J.

This case arises from the refusal of General Motors Corporation (General Motors) to approve the sale of a dealer franchise owned by John E. Burke, individually, and Tucker, Inc., doing business as Burke Chevrolet (petitioners). Petitioners contend, among other things, that General Motors' refusal was based on a policy requiring racial discrimination. The trial court...

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