Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93B, § 13 (2026)

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Section 13. Every manufacturer, distributor, and motor vehicle dealer shall have the right of free association with other manufacturers, distributors, or motor vehicle dealers for any lawful purpose.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2013 · leading case: Ricky Smith Pontiac, Inc. v. Subaru of New England, Inc., 440 N.E.2d 29 (Mass. App. Ct. 1982).

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Ricky Smith Pontiac, Inc. v. Subaru of New England, Inc., 440 N.E.2d 29 (Mass. App. Ct. 1982). “(b) Assuming, however, that a statutory violation remains, the judge has the power pursuant to G. L. c. 93B, § 13, 29 inserted by St. 1970, c.”

Deere & Co. v. Ford, 747 N.E.2d 1208 (Mass. 2001). “93B, § 8, rendered them null and void under G. L. c. 93B, § 13. The judge concluded that, in the absence of a valid contract, Deere could not pursue its contract claims against the defendants, but that the defendants could assert claims against Deere for violations *227 of G.”

C.N. Wood Co. v. Labrie Env't Grp., 948 F. Supp. 2d 81 (D. Mass. 2013). “It is true, as Wood asserts, that Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93B, § 13 explicitly protects multi-brand automobile dealerships, and therefore the fact that it sells competing brands of products is not in and of itself determinative of the issue of whether it is a franchisee of La-brie.”

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