Massachusetts Appeals Panel: Franchise Owners Didn’t Have Right To Cancel Pact

Mealey's (April 27, 2017, 9:08 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — A Massachusetts Appeals Court panel on April 25 affirmed a state judge’s ruling that the owners of Dunkin’ Donuts franchises did not have the right to terminate an asset purchase agreement in which they agreed to sell a franchise, finding no evidence that the buyer intended to defraud the seller (Morton Donuts Inc. v. Four K’s Donut Inc., et al., No. 16-P-529, Mass. App., 2017 Mass. App. Unpub. LEXIS 428)....