Missouri Beverage Co., Inc. v. Shelton Bros., Inc.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Missouri Beverage Company (MoBev) appeals the district court’s 1 order denying its motion for partial summary judgment and granting Shelton Brothers, Inc.’s (Shelton’s) motion for summary judgment on MoBev’s claims for violation of Missouri franchise law. 2 Because the plain language of the Missouri franchise statute at issue unambiguously requires that the general definition of “franchise” applies to liquor supplier-wholesaler relationships and the relationship between MoBev and Shelton does not satisfy this definition, we affirm.

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MoBev, a Missouri corporation with its…