DMF Leasing, Inc. v. Budget Rent-A-Car of Maryland, Inc.

Appellant, DMF Leasing, Inc. (DMF), sought a preliminary injunction prohibiting appellees, Budget Rent-A-Car of Maryland, Inc. (Maryland Budget) and Budget Rent-A-Car Sys- terns, Inc. (National Budget), from taking action to terminate three of DMF’s Budget Rent-A-Car franchises in Maryland. The Circuit Court for Montgomery County denied DMF’s request for a preliminary injunction, and the court also denied a motion for injunction pending appeal. This Court subsequently granted appellant’s motion for an injunction pending appeal.

DMF appeals from the circuit court’s denial of the preliminary…