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Florida Statute 545.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 545.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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545.03 Threats by manufacturer or wholesaler as prima facie evidence of intent to violate law.—Any threat, expressed or implied, made directly or indirectly to any motor vehicle dealer, by any manufacturer, or wholesale distributor on authority or with the knowledge of any such manufacturer, or wholesale distributor, that such person will discontinue to sell, or will terminate a contract to sell motor vehicles to such dealer unless such dealer finances the purchase or sale of motor vehicles only with or through a designated finance company or sells and assigns the conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or other paper arising from her or his retail sales of motor vehicles only to a designated finance company, shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that such manufacturer or wholesale distributor has sold or intends to sell motor vehicles, on the condition or with the agreement or understanding prohibited in s. 545.02.
History.—s. 2, ch. 18031, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(461); s. 759, ch. 97-103.

Cases Citing F.S. 545.03

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·Seidle v. Tashman (In Re Jam Fine Furniture, Inc.), 19 B.R. 578 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1982).

Cited 2 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 1982 Bankr. LEXIS 4258

landlord is avoidable by the Trustee under Section 545(3) of the Bankruptcy Code. 21. The Defendant,
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Cited as authorityNitcher (2019)
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·Beck v. Robb (In re KMM Corp.), 14 B.R. 348 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1981).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 1981 Bankr. LEXIS 3053

essential to the disposition of this case, is Section 545(3) and (4) of the Bankruptcy Code which states
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Cited as authorityIn Re a & R Wholesale Distrib., Inc. (1999)
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·Nixon v. Davis Water & Waste Indus., Inc. (In re D.R. Goris Plumbing, Inc.), 49 B.R. 146 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1985).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 1985 Bankr. LEXIS 6290

Lastly, a statutory lien granted to landlord, § 545(3) and (4) is also invalid under this Section. Even
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Cited as authorityIn Re Churchill Nut Co. (2000)
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