Meineke Discount Muffler, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Wesley Jaynes and Marion Jaynes, Defendants-Appellants/cross-Appellees

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

A franchisor, Meineke Discount Muffler Shops, Inc. (Meineke), sued two of its former franchise owners. The district court ruled in favor of Meinehe finding that the franchisees, Wesley and Marion Jaynes (“the Jaynes”), violated the licensing agreement, and that the Jaynes engaged in a civil conspiracy to interfere with business and contractual relations. We affirm.

I. Prologue

The Jaynes purchased a Meineke franchise from Robert Strange in 1980. Strange had a fifteen year licensing agreement with Méi-neke, valid by its terms until September 28, 1989, which he sold to the…