Coleman v. McDONALD'S CORPORATION

Sognier, Judge.

McDonald’s Corporation brought suit on a promissory note against Roscoe Coleman, a former franchisee. Coleman answered and counterclaimed for breach of contract and fraud. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of McDonald’s on both the main claim and the counterclaim, and Coleman brings this appeal.

The record reveals that in 1983 appellee entered into an agreement with appellant to repurchase his southeast Atlanta franchise, which had lost approximately $90,000. Under the terms of the agreement, appellant was to be paid $317,000, which was placed in escrow for…