GULF SHORES LEASING CORP. v. AVIS RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM, INC.

Nos. 30667, 30668.

441 F.2d 1385 (1971)

GULF SHORES LEASING CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AVIS RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM, INC., Defendant-Appellee. AVIS RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GULF SHORES LEASING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied June 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. P. Wray, Jr., Wray, Simmons & Robinson, Baton Rouge, La., for appellant.

Gilbert L. Dozier, James B. Thompson, III, Dozier & Thompson, Baton Rouge, La., for appellee.

Before WISDOM and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Judge.


DAVIS, Judge:

In these diversity actions we are asked to determine whether Avis Rent-A-Car System acted within its contractual rights in summarily terminating, without cause, the license of its franchisee, Gulf Shores Leasing Corporation. On November 1, 1961 Avis had entered into an "Exclusive License Agreement" with another firm, Southwestern Automotive Leasing Corporation ("SALCO"), which gave the latter the right to operate a car and truck rental franchise of the...

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