Barn-Chestnut, Inc. v. CFM Development Corp.

WORKMAN, Justice:

This case is before the Court upon the March 31,1994, order of the Circuit Court of Ohio County certifying the following two questions to this Court:

1. If a franchise agreement depends upon the existence of a valid underlying lease agreement to be in effect, is a lessor/franchisor required to offer a successive lease agreement to a lessee/franchise[e] upon the expiration of the original lease, absent any renewal clause in the lease or franchise agreement?

2. Alternatively, is the lessor/franchisor required by an implied obligation of good faith, fair dealing and commercial…