United States Third Circuit

Where the addition of another manufacturer's franchise constituted a material breach of the parties' dealer agreement, the manufacturer possessed the "good cause" necessary for a lawful franchise termination under New Jersey's Franchise Practices Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. 56:10-5.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/30/2000
• Decided 08/27/2001
• Published 08/27/2001

Judges

• Before:  BECKER, Chief Judge, RENDELL and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William F. Lang, III, (Argued), Martin G. Margolis, Thomas G. Russomano, The Margolis Law Firm, P.A., Verona, NJ, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lawrence S. Buonomo, GM Legal Staff, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI, Daniel L. Goldberg, (Argued), Alicia L. Downey, Bingham Dana LLP, Boston, MA, Lois H. Goodman, Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, Newark, NJ, Counsel for Appellee.