KEATING v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. S.F. 24242.

31 Cal.3d 584 (1982)

645 P.2d 1192

183 Cal. Rptr. 360

RICHARD D. KEATING et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; SOUTHLAND CORPORATION et al., Real Parties in Interest. EDWARD J. GOUVEIA et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SOUTHLAND CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Appellants. [And 7 other cases.]

Supreme Court of California.

June 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

McKenna, Conner & Cuneo, McKenna & Fitting, Aaron M. Peck, Charles G. Miller, Martin H. Kresse, Susan L. Carroll, Arnold & Porter, Peter K. Bleakley, Mark J. Spooner and Peter R. Maier for Defendants and Appellants and Real Parties in Interest.

Robert M. Brown, Brown & Finney, Brown, Joseph & Finney, Linda R. Joseph, John F. Banker, Banker & Linderman, John F. Wells, Lise A. Pearlman, Fonda Karelitz, D. Barratt Irwin, Stark, Stewart & Simon and Stark, Stewart, Simon & Sparrowe for Plaintiffs and Respondents and Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.


OPINION

GRODIN, J.*

These coordinated cases arise out of disputes between Southland Corporation (Southland), owner and franchisor of 7-Eleven convenience food store operations throughout the country, and persons who are, or were, franchised operators of 7-Eleven stores in California. The issues before us do not concern the merits of those disputes, but rather the forum and procedure for their resolution...

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