Legal Opinion
Burger King Corporation, a Florida Corporation v. Brian MacShara John Rudzewicz
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 1984No. 82-5424PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
In 1979, with the economy poised on the brink of recession, John Rudzewicz and Brian MacShara decided to purchase a Burger King restaurant franchise near Detroit, Michigan. This appeal, filed by Rudzewicz,1 is the unforeseen outcome of their ill-timed venture.
Rudzewicz, a senior partner in a Michigan accounting firm, agreed to secure investment capital while MacShara was to handle day-to-day operations. MacShara’s experience included stints as a supervisor in his father’s Michigan construction firm and as a onetime assistant at a Burger King res*1507taurant. Both were and are…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- David C. Jackam and Susanne Jackam v. Hospital Corporation of America Mideast, Ltd. And Hospital Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Madison Consulting Group v. South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Madison Consulting Group v. The State Of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Southwire Company v. Trans-World Metals & Company, Ltd., and Trans-World Metals, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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