DUNFEE v. BASKIN-ROBBINS, INC.

No. 85-455.

720 P.2d 1148 (1986)

Terrence DUNFEE and Patricia Dunfee, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. BASKIN-ROBBINS, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 4, 1986.

Rehearing Denied July 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Robischon, argued, Butte, Terese Lowney Garrett, Glendale, for defendant and appellant.

Knight, Dahood, McLean & Everett, Bernard Everett, argued, Anaconda, for plaintiffs and respondents.

Anderson, Brown, Gerbase, Cebull & Jones, James L. Jones, Billings, Andrew A. Caffey, Washington, D.C., Lewis G. Rudnick, Chicago, Ill., for amicus curiae, Intern. Franchise Assoc.


MORRISON, Justice.

This is an appeal from judgment entered upon a jury verdict in the Second Judicial District. The jury found in favor of plaintiffs, assessing compensatory damages in the amount of $232,138.88 and $300,000 in punitive damages. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

Baskin-Robbins, Inc. (appellant) and Terrance Dunfee and Patricia Dunfee (respondents) entered into a franchise contract for the operation of a Baskin-Robbins store in Butte, Montana. Initially...

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