Key Bank of Tampa v. Saab-Scania of America, Inc.

OPINION

CASTAGNA, District Judge.

This cause came before the Court in a non-jury trial on July 21, 1982.

The Plaintiff, The Key Bank of Tampa, brought this action maintaining that its inability to recover certain sums advanced to the Defendant’s authorized dealer, Tampa Motorcar, Inc., in connection with the floor-plan financing of fifteen Saab automobiles was proximately caused by the negligence *97of the Defendant, Saab-Scania of America, Inc., in issuing duplicate Manufacturer’s Statements of Origin (MSO’s) to Tampa Motorcar, Inc.

At the beginning of trial, the Court granted the Defendant’s…