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· 8/7/1979

Reiter Oldsmobile, Inc. v. General Motors Corp.

Citations

  • 393 N.E.2d 376
  • 378 Mass. 707
  • 1979 Mass. LEXIS 894

How courts have described this case

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  • affirming dismissal of complaint on grounds that c. 93B governs remedies for violation of the statute and that § 12 does not provide for preliminary injunctive relief
  • discussing G. L. c. 93A, § 2[a], and c. 93B, § 3[a]
  • G. L. c. 93B, which addresses unfairness in dealings in the automotive industry, provided specific private remedies for violation, so no relief available under G. L. c. 93A
  • remedies sought under G. L. c. 93A not available where G. L. c. 93B was self-contained statute prescribing specific remedies for its violation
  • “Chapter 93B was enacted after c. 93A and applies specifically to unfairness in one industry.”
  • “Whatever unfairness there may be in the grant of a competitive franchise derives solely from the statutory declaration in c. 93B, §§ 3 [a], 4 [3] [Z]”

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams

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