California Court of Appeal

Vehicle Code section 3050(c) does not confer jurisdiction on the Motor Vehicle Board to consider auto dealer's claims, which assert violations of sections 11713.2 and 11713.3 that arise from a dispute between plaintiff, a distributor, and the dealer over plaintiff's refusal to consent to the transfer of a dealership.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2003
• Published 07/31/2003

Judges

• HULL, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Manning, Leaver, Bruder & Berberich, Robert D. Daniels, Los Angeles, and Christian J. Scali for Real Party in Interest and Appellant David J. Phillips Buick-Pontiac, Inc., Peter K. Welch for amicus curiae for California Motor Car Dealers Association on behalf of Real Party in Interest and Appellant David J. Phillips Buick-Pontiac, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Jacob Appelsmith, Lead Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Vincent J. Scally, Jr., Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Marybelle D. Archibald, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendant and Appellant California New Motor Vehicle Board., Alvarado, Smith & Sanchez, Maurice Sanchez and Michael P. Norton, Irvine, for Plaintiff and Respondent.