Hacienda Mexican Restaurants of Kalamazoo Corp. v. Hacienda Franchise Group, Inc.

Plaintiffs appeal as of right the trial court’s January 7, 1991, award to the defendants of summary disposition based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens. We find no error and affirm.

All individual parties to this action are Indiana residents. The corporate parties are Indiana corporations having their principal offices in Indiana and are authorized to do business in Michigan. Plaintiff Hacienda Mexican Restaurants of Kalamazoo Corporation, as franchisee, and defendant Hacienda Franchise Group, Inc., as franchisor, negotiated ánd entered into an agreement in Indiana, authorizing…