Lichnovsky v. Ziebart International Corp.

93 Mich. App. 60 (1979)

285 N.W.2d 795

LICHNOVSKY

v.

ZIEBART INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Docket No. 78-2796.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided October 15, 1979.

William J. Priehs, for plaintiff.

Goodenough, Smith & May (by Richard H. May and Robert A. Vieweg) (Burton, Parker & Schramm, of counsel), for defendants.

Before: DANHOF, C.J., and V.J. BRENNAN and H.R. CARROLL,[*] JJ.

DANHOF, C.J.

In 1963 the plaintiff was approached by representatives of Auto Body Rustproofing, Inc., who offered him a franchise to sell and apply the then recently developed "Ziebart process" for rustproofing automobiles.…