Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Aug. 22, 2000
Whether Kawasaki Motors Corporation, U.S.A. (KMC) should be permitted to establish an additional franchised dealership for the sale of Kawasaki motorcycles, as Fun By Land and Sea, Inc. (FBLS), to be located at 3566 U.S. 92, Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, pursuant to the standards established in Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.Protestant motorcycle dealer can defeat manufacturer`s evidence of inadequate representation via its own lay witnesses showing flaws in manufacturer`s case, but here manufacturer`s statistical evidence was probative and reliable and not discredited.
