C.N. Brown Co. v. Gillen

GLASSMAN, Justice.

C.N. Brown Co (Brown), a petroleum products franchisor and distributor, sued its franchisee, Katie Gillen and the convenience stores owned by her known as Gil-len’s Maine Grocer, Inc. 1 to recover monies allegedly owed to Brown for petroleum products and convenience store merchandise purchased by Gillen and for payments due on two promissory notes. Gillen counterclaimed, alleging a series of tort and breach of contract claims arising from various aspects of the relationship of the parties. Judgments on directed verdicts were entered for Brown in the respective amounts of…