Legal Opinion
Burger King Corp. v. Austin
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided October 9, 1992No. 90-0784-CIVPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HOEVELER, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Counter-Defendant Burger King Corporation’s (“BKC”) Motions: (1) to Dismiss Defendants’ (“Austins”) First Amended Counterclaim (“Counterclaim”); and (2) to Strike Defendants’ Prayer for Damages in the Counterclaim. Also pending is Austins’ Appeal from Magistrate Judge Bandstra’s Order dated November 30, 1990.
I. BACKGROUND
Austins were franchisees of two Burger King restaurants. As a result of their nonpayment of royalties, advertising and sales promotion expenses, and rents as provided by the Franchise Agreements, BKC terminated…
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