Cecil Corley Motor Co., Inc. v. General Motors Corp.

Decided July 17, 1974. Leland Clure Morton wrote the opinion for the court.

380 F. Supp. 819 · Cited 70 times

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• United States v. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. · 321 U.S. 707
• Shapleigh v. Mier · 299 U.S. 468
• Bland v. Smith · 277 S.W.2d 377
• Oppenhuizen v. Wennersten · 139 N.W.2d 765
• Leach v. Ford Motor Co. · 189 F. Supp. 349
• Redinger v. Standard Oil Company · 148 N.W.2d 225
• Serbinoff v. Dukas · 81 N.W.2d 236
• New Amsterdam Cheese Corp. v. KRAFTCO CORPORATION · 363 F. Supp. 135
• Augusta Rambler Sales, Inc. v. American Motors Sales Corp. · 213 F. Supp. 889
• Cook v. Ralston Purina Company · 366 F. Supp. 999
• William Goldman Theatres, Inc. v. Loew's, Inc. · 69 F. Supp. 103
• Berry Brothers Buick, Inc. v. General Motors Corp. · 257 F. Supp. 542
• Rea v. Ford Motor Company · 355 F. Supp. 842
• Artman v. International Harvester Company · 355 F. Supp. 482
• Secatore's, Inc. v. Esso Standard Oil Company · 171 F. Supp. 665
• Dow Chemical Co.(UK) v. SS Giovannella D'Amico · 297 F. Supp. 699
• Staten Island Motors, Inc. v. American Motors Sales Corp. · 169 F. Supp. 378
• Frank Chevrolet Co. v. General Motors Corp. · 304 F. Supp. 307
• Banana Distributors, Inc. v. United Fruit Co. · 162 F. Supp. 32
• R. A. C. Motors, Inc. v. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. · 314 F. Supp. 681
• Independent Iron Works, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp. · 177 F. Supp. 743
• General Motors Corporation v. Mac Company · 247 F. Supp. 723

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