Arthur Robinson v. Coca-Cola Company

JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge: *

The Succession of Robinson appeals the district court’s grant of a motion to dismiss for Coca-Cola in an action for judicial partition and for restoration to the situation prior to a series of contracts entered into by Robinson. Because the district court properly granted the motion to dismiss, we AFFIRM.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1934, Edward Barq, the originator of Barq’s soft drinks, and Jesse Robinson (“Jesse”), the father of Arthur Robinson (“Arthur”), entered into a franchise agreement (the “1934 Agreement”), which permitted Jesse to manufacture…