Legal Opinion
Fritzmeier v. Krause Gentle Corp.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 10, 2003No. NonePublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1.] This appeal is the result of a jury trial in which eight plaintiffs were awarded compensatory and punitive damages for their allegations of fraudulent misrepresentations against Krause Gentle Corporation (Krause Gentle) which they allege induced them to buy Blimpie Sub franchises. We affirm on all issues except for prejudgment interest.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2.] Starting in 1993, Krause Gentle of Des Moines, Iowa entered into a series of “Subfranchise Agreements” with Blim-pie International, which entailed the sharing of franchise fees between Krause Gentle and…
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