Section 8-21A-7

Supplier's duties to dealers — Death or incapacity of dealer or majority stockholder of corporation acting as dealer; inventory repurchase; applicability of rights and remedies.

(a) In the event of the death or incapacity of the dealer or majority stockholder of a corporation operating as an equipment dealer, the supplier shall, at the option of the heirs at law, if dealer died intestate, or the executor or executrix under the terms of deceased dealer's will, if dealer died testate, repurchase the inventory from the estate the same as if the supplier had terminated the dealer agreement with good cause. The inventory repurchase provisions of Section 8-21A-6 are made expressly applicable hereto. The heirs or executor shall have nine months from the date of death of the dealer or majority stockholder to exercise the option hereunder. Nothing in this chapter shall require the repurchase of deceased dealer's inventory if the heirs or the executor and supplier subsequently enter into a new dealer agreement, or if a successor to the deceased dealer is agreed upon in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The provisions of this section shall be supplemental to any agreement between the dealer and the supplier covering the return of farm equipment, attachments, and/or repair parts which provide the dealer with greater protection. The heirs or executor can elect to pursue either the contract remedy or the remedy provided herein, and an election by the heirs or executor to pursue contract remedy shall not bar such heirs or executor's right to the remedy provided herein as to the farm equipment, attachments and/or repair parts not affected by the contract remedy. Any repurchase hereunder is not to be subject to the bulk sales law of this state. Further, nothing shall preclude a price for return parts which is greater than the total allowance for parts allowed herein and the shipping allowance; in such case, the packing, freight and handling expense shall not be borne by the supplier as to such overage.

(Acts 1991, No. 91-721, p. 1401, §7.)