Tennessee § 47-25-604 - Termination of franchise agreement — Notice — Permissible causes.

§ 47-25-604. Termination of franchise agreement — Notice — Permissible causes.

Any vertically integrated producer engaged in a franchise agreement with a dealer shall give sixty (60) days' notice to such dealer prior to termination or nonrenewal of such franchise agreement. Such notice shall state the date of issuance and termination and the cause for such termination. The notice provided for in this section shall not be required in emergencies where franchise agreement termination is for cause and the notice requirement would place an unreasonable burden on the vertically integrated producer. Permissible causes may include, but are not limited to: Substantial breach of the franchise agreement by the dealer; Occurrences rendering performance of the franchise agreement impossible, such as the death of either party or the destruction of the retail petroleum outlet premises; Mutual agreement of the parties; and Bankruptcy of either party. Acts 1975, ch. 232, § 1; T.C.A., § 69-704. Law Reviews. Gasoline Marketing Divestiture Statutes — A Preliminary Constitutional and Economic Assessment (Hunter M. Meriwether and James Carlos Smith), III The Competitive Impact of Divestiture and Less Restrictive Alternatives. A. The Effect of Vertical Integration on Gasoline Marketing, 28 Vand. L. Rev. 1320. Cited: Shah v. Racetrac Petroleum Co., 338 F.3d 557, 2003 FED App. 244P, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 14749 (6th Cir. Tenn. 2003).