KOSTERS v. SEVEN-UP CO.

No. 76-2527.

595 F.2d 347 (1979)

Sharon Proos KOSTERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The SEVEN-UP COMPANY, Defendant & Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. DeVries, Wheeler, Upham, Bryant & Uhl, Geoffrey L. Gillis, Grand Rapids, Mich., for defendant & third party plaintiff-appellant.

Michael J. Roberts, Rhoades, McKee & Boer, Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, and CELEBREZZE and MERRITT, Circuit Judges.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

During the past two decades, franchising has become a common means of marketing products and services, but our legal system has not yet settled the principles that define the liabilities of franchisors for injuries sustained by customers of their franchisees. This diversity case requires us to interpret the theories of tort and contract liability which Michigan law allows a jury to consider when deciding whether an injured purchaser is entitled...

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