Florida Mediator: Lay Consignment Sale Out in Contract, Not With Handshake
Consignment sales are fairly common when a horse owner decides to sell a horse and entrust the sale to either a trainer or owner of a farm, stable or barn. This simple transaction usually falls apart when a problem arises and everybody realizes they were not a friend just helping out a friend but specific legal entities with certain rights and responsibilities.
Clients must understand terms such as “agent”, “principal”, “fiduciary”, “buyer” and “seller” have extensive legal ramifications. Contractual disputes regarding sales gone bad are more readily resolved if the parties have been provided with the appropriate consignment sale contract for execution.
Florida Mediator Asks: Are You Licensed to Haul?
A new post for Equine Law: From the Courtroom to the Tack Room — We see them at every horse show we attend. Horse trailers by the hundreds; every size imaginable is being used today, from singles to converted tractor trailers. Many of those in the horse industry routinely take their own horses in their own trailers throughout their own state and across state lines. Recently, we’ve heard of horrific trailer accidents involving the loss of human and equine life.
Florida mediator writes on equine law
At first it appears 773.02 provides all inclusive protection for the equine facility, owners and professionals. However, there is a hole in 773.02 large enough to drive a van of lawyers through. The five words “Except as provided in s. 773.03” practically shreds all the protection afforded in detail in the remainder of the statute.