Goodwin & Boone v. Choice Hotels International, Inc.

KARWACKI, Judge.

In this case, we are called upon to respond to two questions certified to this Court by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit pursuant to Maryland Code (1973,1995 Repl.Vol.), § 12-601 et seq. of the Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article, and Maryland Rule 8-305. Involved are a franchise agreement executed between Quality Courts Motels, Inc. and David Goodwin, Charles Boone, and Robert Hall, and an assumption agreement executed between Quality Inns International, Inc. and the partnership known as Goodwin & Boone. The court asks:

“I. Whether a franchise…