Tennessee Statutes
§ 55-17-101 — Legislative findings and declaration
Tennessee § 55-17-101
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-17-101 (2026).
Text
The general assembly finds and declares that the distribution and/or sale of motor vehicles in the state vitally affects the general economy of the state and the public interest and the public welfare, and in the exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate and to license motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, dealers, salespersons, and their representatives doing business in Tennessee in order to prevent frauds, impositions and other abuses upon its citizens.
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Related
Freightliner of Knoxville, Inc. Carroll Properties, L.P. And Buddie E. Carroll v. Daimlerchrysler Vans, Llc, Freightliner, LLC
484 F.3d 865 (Sixth Circuit, 2007)
Skinner v. Steele
730 S.W.2d 335 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1987)
General Motors Corp. v. Capitol Chevrolet Co.
645 S.W.2d 230 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1983)
Freightliner of Knoxville, Inc. v. Daimlerchrysler Vans, LLC
438 F. Supp. 2d 869 (E.D. Tennessee, 2006)
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. v. The Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
Freightliner v. DaimlerChrysler Vans
(Sixth Circuit, 2007)
Legislative History
Acts 1955, ch. 79, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-1701; Acts 1991, ch. 359, § 4.
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Tennessee § 55-17-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/55-17-101.