VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.,
v.
Demerst B. SMIT, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, et al.
Supreme Court of Virginia.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 31, 2003.
October 31, 2003.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Randall L. Oyler, Chicago, IL (Douglas M. Palais, Brian L. Buniva, Richmond; James R. Vogler, Chicago, IL; LeClair Ryan, Richmond; Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum, Perlman & Nageleberg, Chicago, IL, on briefs), for appellant.
William H. Hurd, State Sol.; Brad D. Weiss, Washington, DC (Jerry W. Kilgore, Atty. Gen.; William E. Thro, Deputy State Sol.; Richard L. Walton, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen.; Michael G. Charapp, Washington, DC, Stephen F. Varholy; Charapp, Deese & Weiss, Washington, DC, on briefs), for appellees.
The Alliance of Auto. Manufacturers, Inc. (Charles R. Mills; Charles J. Chiappa; Jason P. Isralowitz; John J. Sullivan; Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, on briefs), Amicus Curiae in support of appellant.
Virginia Auto. Dealers Ass'n (Walter A. Marston, Jr.,: Kevin R. McNally; Reed Smith, on brief), Amicus Curiae in support of appellees.
The Nat. Auto. Dealers Ass'n (Richard A. Bussey; Glen A. Mitchell; Andrew M. Beato; Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, on brief), Amicus Curiae in support of appellees.
Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and RUSSELL, R.J.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
OPINION BY Justice BARBARA MILANO KEENAN.
In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming a circuit court judgment approving a decision of the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles (the Commissioner) that an automobile distributor violated Code § 46.2-1569(7). We primarily consider whether Code § 46.2-1569(7) requires the Commissioner to find, before holding that a distributor...
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