Lichnovsky v. Ziebart International Corp.

In 1963 the plaintiff was approached by representatives of Auto Body Rustproofing, Inc., who offered him a franchise to sell and apply the then recently developed "Ziebart process” for rustproofing automobiles. Negotiations between the parties produced a "license agreement”, composed by the defendant and signed by the parties on June 13, 1963.1

The agreement granted the plaintiff the exclusive right to operate an "Auto Body Rustproofing” station in Genesee County, including the right to use "Ziebart Compounds” and the tools and processes developed by the defendant for their application. The…