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09-26-2014, 10:31 AM
http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/storage/post-images/131231tenthoguths1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION= 1410896104278A Tesla Motors gallery in Oak Brook, Il. Eric Convey reports that the Massachuset's State Suprement Judicial Court in favor of Tesla Motors in selling directly to consumers. The article, "State's Highest Court Rules for Tesla in Suit Brought by Automobile Dealers (http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2014/09/15/states-highest-court-rules-for-tesla-in-suit.html)," documents the court's arguments for the ruling:
Some points below:
WIth its decision, the SJC upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a suit brought by the Masachusetts Association of Automobile Dealers and a few individual dealers against Tesla.
The plaintiffs had argued that by displaying cars in the mall, Tesla was operating, as the SJC summarized the argument it in today's ruling: "an automobile dealership showroom in the Natick Mall without a license and in violation of law which prohibits a manufacturer from owning a dealership."
More... (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2014/9/15/a-free-market-win-again-for-tesla-motors.html)
Some points below:
WIth its decision, the SJC upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a suit brought by the Masachusetts Association of Automobile Dealers and a few individual dealers against Tesla.
The plaintiffs had argued that by displaying cars in the mall, Tesla was operating, as the SJC summarized the argument it in today's ruling: "an automobile dealership showroom in the Natick Mall without a license and in violation of law which prohibits a manufacturer from owning a dealership."
More... (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2014/9/15/a-free-market-win-again-for-tesla-motors.html)