Wheelmakers, Inc v. City of Flint

On July 8, 1963, plaintiff Wheel-makers’ corporate predecessor entered into a lease agreement with the City of Flint to lease space at the Bishop Airport terminal building in order to operate a restaurant and lounge. The original lease was subsequently terminated and the present lease agreement was entered into on March 1, 1965. The lease contains two clauses over which the parties are in dispute. Both clauses were in the 1963 and 1965 leases.

Clause 5 is an exclusive service clause which reads:

"Exclusive Service. The City hereby covenants and agrees that it will not grant permission for the…