FLORIDA DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. JM AUTO

No. 1D07-2662.

977 So.2d 733 (2008)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, Winter Park Imports, Inc., d/b/a Lexus of Orlando, Florida Automobile Dealers Association, and South Florida Auto-Truck Dealers Association, Inc., Appellants, v. JM AUTO, INC., d/b/a JM Lexus, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Alderman, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Tallahassee; John W. Forehand, Walter E. Forehand and M. Christopher Lyon of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A, Tallahassee; Ladd H. Fassett of Fassett, Anthony & Taylor, P.A, Orlando; A. Edward Quinton, III, of Adams, Quinton & Paretti, PA, Miami; Alex Kurkin and Marc E. Brandes of Pathman Lewis, LLP, Miami, for Appellants.

Dean Bunch and J. Andrew Bertron Jr., of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Tallahassee; David S. Kurtzer-Ellenbogen of Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellants challenge a final order of the administrative law judge finding Florida Administrative Code rule 15C-7.005 invalid. We affirm.

We review the ALJ's conclusions of law de novo. See, e.g., Parlato v. Secret Oaks Oimers Ass'n, 793 So.2d 1158, 1162 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001). Rule 15C-7.005 purports to regulate "unauthorized additional motor vehicle dealerships" and "unauthorized supplemental dealership...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases