Armstrong Business Services, Inc. v. H & R Block

This appeal involves major franchise agreements between Armstrong Business Services, Inc., et al. (Franchisees) and H & R Block, et al. (Block). Franchisees appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Block declaring that the major franchise agreements are contracts of indefinite duration that may be renewed only if both parties consent and that if the contracts are not renewed, they expire at the end of the current term. The judgment of the trial court is reversed in part and affirmed in part, and the case is remanded for further proceedings.

I. Facts

Franchisees are…