Contents
Foreword by Willard Hurst
Preface by Leonard S. Cottrell, Jr.
Author's Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
1. The Nature of the Relationship: Problem Avoidance and Creation
2. Private Solutions of Problems: The Balance of Power
B. Some Relatively Recent History: Problems and Solutions the Dealers Found Unsatisfactory
Chapter 3. Attempted Solutions: Individual Lawsuits, Collective Bargaining, and an Appeal to the Legal System for Changes in the Rules
A. The First Stage: Individual Legal Action and Individual Defeat
B. The Second Stage: Organization and Collective Private Action
1. The Use of Laws of General Application
2. Battles Before the State Legislatures
3. The Use of the Power of the United States Congress
D. The Fourth Stage: Truce, Response, and Change by Manufacturers and Dealers
1. Communications are Reestablished
2. Internal Changes in the Organizational Structure of Manufacturers
1. The Federal Good Faith Act
2. The State Statutes
A. The Dealers' Costs and Gains
B. The Manufacturers' Costs and Gains
C. The Consumers' Costs and Gains
1. Explanation and Conjecture
2. New Specialized Areas and Generalized Contract Law
1. The Legal System and Groups Seeking Change
2. What of the Public Interest?
1. The Relationship Between the Legal and the Private Systems
2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Informality and Private Systems
3. Significance for Legal Research
Appendix A. Notes to Table 1
Appendix B. Notes to Table 2
Index