Legal Opinion
Robert J. Sheldon and Joan M. Sheldon, Doing Business as World Bazaar of Southlake v. Munford, Incorporated, a Georgia Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 1991No. 89-2324PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant Munford, Incorporated appealed from a judgment for $300,000 for unlawful termination of its Franchise Agreement with plaintiffs. 1
FACTS
Munford, a Georgia corporation with its principal place of business in Georgia, owned and operated the World Bazaar franchise system. In 1974, the Sheldons, residents of Indiana, entered into a Franchise Agreement with Munford. The Shel-dons started operating their World Bazaar store in the Southlake Mall in northwest Indiana in November, 1974.
The Franchise Agreement contained an exclusive territory provision which…
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