Legal Opinion

Alpert v. Alphagraphics Franchising, Inc.

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided March 8, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-5040PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COHEN, Senior District Judge:

This breach of franchise contract case comes before the court on a motion for a stay pending arbitration in Arizona or to dismiss by defendant, Alphagraphics Franchising, Inc., against plaintiffs, Harvey I. Alpert and Harriet J. Alpert. Plaintiffs cross-move to stay arbitration or in the alternative to compel arbitration in New Jersey.

FACTS

The parties entered into a franchise agreement on December 4, 1986, whereby plaintiffs were granted an exclusive territorial franchise to operate an electronic graphics, copying and printing business using the defendant’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. N&d Fashions, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation and Nelly Don, Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. Dhj Industries, Inc., a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. And Patrick Palella v. Peter H. Lauer and Therese A. LauerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  2. Management Recruiters International, Inc. v. James W. Bloor, Christine E. Bloor, and Health Care International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  3. Wilfred MacDonald v. CushmanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
  4. Central Jersey Freightliner, Inc. v. Freightliner Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
  5. Roe v. GrayDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2001

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