CHRYSLER v. FLA. DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY

No. 97-3421.

720 So.2d 563 (1998)

CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean Bunch, of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, L.L.P., Tallahassee; Allan M. Huss, of Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, Michigan; Erika Z. Jones & John J. Sullivan, of Mayer, Brown & Platt, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Amelia L. Beisner, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Thomas H. Yardley, Cocoa, for Intervenor Massey Yardley Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., d/b/a Massey Yardley Chrysler Plymouth Jeep Eagle.

Kenneth L. Paretti, of Adams & Quinton, P.A., Miami, for Intervenors Tamiami Auto Group, Inc., d/b/a Tamiami Chrysler Plymouth Jeep Eagle; Potamkin Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., d/b/a Potamkin Chrysler Plymouth Jeep Eagle; Hollywood Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., d/b/a Hollywood Chrysler Plymouth Jeep Eagle; Potamkin Chevrolet, Inc., d/b/a Potamkin Dodge; Dade Jeep Eagle Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., d/b/a Dade Chrysler Plymouth and d/b/a/ Dade Jeep Eagle; and Colonial Pontiac, Inc., d/b/a Colonial Jeep Eagle Chrysler Plymouth.

Cynthia S. Tunnicliff, of Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, Tallahassee, Amicus Curiae for Florida Automobile Dealers Association.

Wade L. Hopping, of Hopping Green Sams & Smith, P.A., Tallahassee, and Michael K. Brown, of Law Office of Michael K. Brown, Westport, Connecticut, Amici Curiae for American Automobile Manufacturers Association and Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.


SHIVERS, DOUGLASS B., Senior Judge.

Chrysler Corporation (Chrysler) appeals a final judgment dismissing, with prejudice, its complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the cause for further proceedings in the trial court relating to Chrysler's challenge to the facial constitutionality of section 320.641(3), Florida Statutes (1995). Key Haven Associated Enterprises, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement...

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