Bonovich v. Convenient Food Mart, Inc.

Plaintiff, Earl N. Bonovich, has been a franchisee of Convenient Food Mart since November 29, 1965. On September 28, 1971, he brought an action “individually and in a representative capacity on behalf of all franchisees of Convenient Food Mart” against the defendants for alleged violations of the Illinois Antitrust Act. The complaint alleged that defendants unlawfully restrained trade through the use of tying arrangements and price fixing in that, as a condition precedent to entering into an exclusive franchise agreement with Convenient Food Mart, plaintiff was compelled to purchase all…