Tennessee Code 47-25-606 – Injunction – Damages
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-25-606
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Dealer: means any person, firm, corporation, or partnership engaged in the sale of petroleum products to the public at retail. See Tennessee Code 47-25-602
- Franchise: includes a contract or agreement under which such dealer is granted authority to occupy premises owned, leased, or in any way controlled by a producer or distributor, which premises are to be employed for the sale or distribution of petroleum or related products under the producer or distributor's petroleum trademark, trade name, service mark, or other identifying symbol or name which is controlled by the distributor or producer. See Tennessee Code 47-25-602
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Any court of competent jurisdiction hearing a cause of action based on a violation of this part may, in lieu of the damages and penalties set forth in part 1 of this chapter, enjoin franchise termination or award damages to the aggrieved dealer or the dealer’s legal representative in an amount which is three (3) times the value of the franchise agreement and the reasonable value of the dealer’s good will lost as a consequence of the franchise termination combined, plus punitive damages where warranted.