Legal Opinion
Louisiana Ice Cream Distributors, Inc. v. Carvel Corporation and Franchise Stores Realty Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1987No. 86-3601PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Carvel Corporation appeals the denial of a Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(3) motion to dismiss for improper venue. Lacking jurisdiction, we dismiss the appeal.
Carvel Corporation is an ice cream company headquartered in New York, which licenses the operation of retail stores and authorizes individuals to sell its franchises in specified areas. Louisiana Ice Cream Distributors (LICD) is a Louisiana corporation organized to sell Carvel franchises in Louisiana. In early 1983 the two corporations entered into four separate contracts: (1) a Carvel Area Distributorship Agreement; (2) a…
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