Legal Opinion
Adams v. GJ Creel and Sons, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 16, 1995No. 24330PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Waller, Justice:
Appellants Danay and Helen Adams appeal a directed verdict granted to Respondents, G.J. Creel and Sons, Inc. and Paul Creel (Creel). We affirm.
FACTS
On October 22, 1970, Helen Adams (Adams) entered into a franchise agreement with Gulf Oil Corporation (Gulf) to purchase petroleum products for resale at her service station. The agreement specifically stated that the franchise contract was not assignable by Adams without the written consent of Gulf.
On July 22, 1980, Gulf assigned the franchise contract to Creel. Creel and Adams continued the franchise relationship pursuant to a…
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