H & R BLOCK TAX SERVICES LLC v. FRANKLIN

No. 11-3690.

691 F.3d 941 (2012)

H & R BLOCK TAX SERVICES LLC, A Missouri limited liability company, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Deanna FRANKLIN; Jerry Franklin; The Franklin 1989 Revocable Family Trust, A California revocable trust, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Klarfeld , argued, Jeffery L. Karlin , on the brief, Washington, DC, for Appellant.

Thomas Blumeyer Weaver , argued, St. Louis, MO, Teresa L. Cauwels , Matthew J. Kreutzer , Kansas City, MO, on the brief, for Appellees.

Before SMITH, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Appellant H & R Block Tax Services LLC ("H & R Block") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees Deanna Franklin, Jerry Franklin, and the Franklin 1989 Revocable Family Trust (collectively "Franklin"). At issue is whether H & R Block had the right to terminate two franchise agreements between the parties where the agreements expressly stated that Franklin could terminate at any time but only affirmatively...

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