DaimlerChrysler Motors Corp. v. Susan Schein Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, Inc.

MOORE, Chief Justice.

DaimlerChrysler Motors Corporation (“DaimlerChrysler”) and Thomas Acheson each appeal from a trial court’s order awarding attorney fees to the plaintiff, Susan Schein Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, Inc. (“Schein”), under § 8-20-11, Ala.Code 1975, a part of the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act, § 8-20-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 (“the Act”). The appeals were consolidated.

In October 2000, DaimlerChrysler gave written notice to Schein, “pursuant to Alabama Code § 8-20-4,” informing Schein of its intent to establish a Dodge automobile dealership in Hoover, Alabama; Acheson was the…