Legal Opinion
Keating v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1982No. S.F. 24242PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRODIN, J.*
These coordinated cases arise out of disputes between Southland Corporation (Southland), owner and franchisor of 7-Eleven convenience food store operations throughout the country, and persons who are, or were, franchised operators of 7-Eleven stores in California. The issues before us do not concern the merits of those disputes, but rather the forum and procedure for their resolution. Southland contends that the disputes should be submitted to arbitration on an individual (i.e., franchisee-by-franchisee) basis, pursuant to an arbitration provision contained in its agreement…
2Cases cited70 opinions
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3Cited by135 opinions
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