Legal Opinion
Richter v. Dairy Queen of Southern Arizona, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 16, 1982No. 2 CA-CIV 4131PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HATHAWAY, Judge.
We are faced in this case with the interpretation of a franchise agreement’s cove nant concerning the assignment of the franchisee’s interests.
Appellees Richter operate a Dairy Queen store under an agreement with the appellant, Dairy Queen of Southern Arizona, the franchisor. The Richters wanted to sell their business to the Hogans, but the franchisor would not agree to an assignment of the Richters’ franchise interests to the Hogans. The Richters and Hogans believed this refusal was in violation of paragraph five of the agreement, which states:
“Licensee agrees that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Jerger v. RubinArizona Supreme Court · 1970
- J. H. Mulrein Plumbing Supply Co. v. WalshArizona Supreme Court · 1924
- Riggs v. MurdockCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
- Culligan Soft Water Service of Inglewood, Inc. v. Culligan International Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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