Garvin v. American Motor Sales Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 federal appellate · 5 district ·

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “§ 1222. Authorization of suits against manufacturers; amount of recovery; defenses "An automobile dealer may bring suit against any automobile manufacturer * * * and shall recover the damages by him sustained and the cost of suit by reason of the failure of said automobile manufacturer * * * to act in good faith in performing or complying with any of the terms or provisions of the franchise, or in terminating, canceling, or not renewing the franchise with said dealer * * *.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 247 F. Supp. 723 - General Motors Corporation v. Mac Company · Southern Rambler Sales, Inc. v. American Motors Corp.

2. ““the duty of each party to any franchise, and all officers, employees, or agents thereof to act in a fair and equitable manner toward each other so as to guarantee the one party freedom from coercion, intimidation, or threats of coercion or intimidation from the other party: Provided, That recommendation, endorsement, exposition, persuasion, urging or argument shall not be deemed to constitute a lack of good faith.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Autowest, Inc. v. Peugeot, Inc. · Southern Rambler Sales, Inc. v. American Motors Corp.

3. “(T)he statute does not require the manufacturer to aid in financing the operations of its dealers.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 460 F. Supp. 1166 - Francis Chevrolet Co. v. General Motors Corp. · Francis Chevrolet Company v. General Motors Corporation