Beaverton Toyota Co. Inc., an Oregon Corporation v. Toyota Motor Distributors Inc., a California Corporation
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42 F.3d 1398 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. BEAVERTON TOYOTA CO. INC., an Oregon Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOYOTA MOTOR DISTRIBUTORS INC., a California Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35393. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 1, 1994. Decided Nov. 28, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 When Toyota Motor Distributors, Inc. gave notice of its intention to close an open point in Hillsboro, left unfilled for several months after Northwest Toyota, Inc. went out of business, Beaverton Toyota Co., Inc. filed suit and sought an injunction pursuant to Or.Rev.Stat. Sec. 650.150. Section 650.150 permits an existing dealer to enjoin a distributor from franchising "an additional motor vehicle dealership of the same line-make within the dealer's relevant market area for good cause." The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Toyota, determining that the…