Legal Opinion
Franchise Management Unlimited, Inc v. America’s Favorite Chicken
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1997No. Docket 182662PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
This appeal arises out of a dispute between a franchisor, defendant America’s Favorite Chicken, and one of its franchisees, plaintiffs Franchise Management Unlimited, Inc., Robert Burney, and Rogers Clark, regarding defendant’s insistence that plaintiffs release claims against it before defendant would approve the transfer of one of plaintiffs’ franchises to a new owner.
Plaintiffs entered into a franchise agreement with defendant’s predecessor permitting them to operate a Popeye’s Famous Fried Chicken franchise on Greenfield Road in the City of Detroit (“store 280F”) in 1980. The agreement…
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