Legal Opinion
Payne v. McDonald's Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 13, 1997No. Civil H-96-3409PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, Senior District Judge.
In this civil action, a franchisee and a corporation controlled by him have sued a franchisor, invoking the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff Osborne Allen Payne (“Payne”) has for many years been the owner and operator of four so-called “fast food” restaurants in the City of Baltimore, pursuant to franchise agreements with defendant McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”). Plaintiff Broadway Payne, Inc. is a Maryland corporation through which Payne has controlled some or all of his interests in these franchises. In their six…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Duldulao v. Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Quake Construction, Inc. v. American Airlines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Dan Beraha, M.D. v. Baxter Health Care CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Dayan v. McDonald's Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Wilson v. Amerada Hess Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2001
- Camp Creek Hospitality Inns, Inc. v. Sheraton Franchise Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Moore v. Flagstar BankDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997
- A Love of Food I, LLC v. Maoz Vegetarian USA, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2011
- McDonald's Corp. v. CB Management Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998
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