Wendy's International, Inc. v. Ronald Saverin

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ronald F. Saverin owned a company that was a franchisee of Wendy’s fast-food restaurants in Illinois and Missouri. As part the Franchise Agreements for the restaurants, Saverin agreed to personally guarantee the obligations of his company. He contends that Wendy’s breached its express and implied contractual obligations when it terminated the Franchise Agreements and sued him for the balances due. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Wendy’s. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

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