Cousins Subs Systems, Inc. v. McKinney

ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

This is a diversity action arising out of a dispute between the parties to a franchise agreement. Plaintiff, Cousins Subs Systems, Inc. (“Cousins”), a Wisconsin company, entered into several agreements with defendant, Michael R. McKinney, a Minnesota businessman, for McKinney to operate Cousins submarine sandwich shops in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. McKinney owns the Best Oil Company, which operates a chain of gas station/convenience stores known as The Little Stores, in which the Cousins shops were placed.

On June 12, 1998, Cousins filed this lawsuit…