Buckley & Scott Utilities, Inc. v. Petroleum Heat & Power Co.

On December 10, 1927, American Nokol Company entered into a contract with Buckley and Scott, Inc., by which the Nokol company granted to Buckley and Scott, Inc. the exclusive right until December 31, 1937, to sell the “NoKol” automatic oil burner in parts of Massachusetts, including Boston and its vicinity, and in parts of New *500Hampshire. In this litigation this contract has been known as the “Nokol franchise,” or the “franchise.” On March 22, 1929, Buckley and Scott, Inc., assigned its rights in the franchise to the plaintiff, and on April 22, 1929, the defendant, through a mesne conveyance,…