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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93B, § 11 (2026)

Franchise relationship; written or oral agreements; applicability

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Section 11. This chapter shall apply to all actions by a manufacturer or distributor which relate to the franchise relationship and which arise under any written or oral agreement between the manufacturer or distributor with a motor vehicle dealer including, but not limited to, the franchise offering, the franchise agreement, sales of goods, services or advertising, leases or mortgages of real or personal property, promises to pay, security interests, pledges, insurance contracts, advertising contracts, construction or installation contracts, servicing contracts, and all other such agreements in which said manufacturer or distributor has any direct or indirect interest.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2002–2003 · leading case: PRIDE HYUNDAL, INC. v. Chrysler Fin. Co., LLC, 263 F. Supp. 2d 374 (D.R.I. 2003).
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PRIDE HYUNDAL, INC. v. Chrysler Fin. Co., LLC, 263 F. Supp. 2d 374 (D.R.I. 2003). “§ 1222 ; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93B, § 11. In the context of automobile allocation, where the manufacturer possesses all of the goods ab initio, principles of antitrust support a more proactive regulatory policy.”
Motorsport Eng'g, Inc. v. Spa, 316 F.3d 26 (1st Cir. 2002). “2 Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93B, § 11. Majestic’s position, so far as we can tell, is that this provision itself makes OAM (and anyone who inherited its liabilities) liable on the 1989 contract between Majestic and MAI.”
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