Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-25-607

  • 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
  • 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 dealer aggrieved by violations of this part, or such dealer’s legal representative, may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction and receive injunctive relief or damages as set forth in this part.