Opinion ID: 1273415
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Sale of Franchise Was Adequately Established

Text: [5] The defendant argues that the state failed to establish that the sale of a dealership was involved. Mrs. Cardona testified at the preliminary hearing that she and Mr. Vigil were attempting to sell a dealership to Mr. Rosado and that when Mr. Rosado paid $2,500, the defendant knew that the payment was for a dealership. The defendant argues that this is inadequate to establish that a sale took place under sec. 553.03 (11) (a). [9] The statute encompasses disposition of a franchise and not just a contract to sell, within the definition of sale. Testimony established that money actually changed hands for a dealership and the receipt given to Mr. Rosado was admitted into evidence. We hold that the evidence at the preliminary clearly established that a sale had taken place.