Mobil Oil Corp. v. Bransford

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that franchisor creates “agency relationship with a franchisee if, by contract or action or representation, the franchisor has directly or apparently participated in some substantial way in directing or managing acts of the franchisee”
• upholding summary judgment where record did not establish that franchisor had “directly or apparently participated in some substantial way in directing or managing acts of the franchisee, beyond the mere fact of providing contractual franchise support activities”
• erroneous to give impression that “logos or other trademark symbols alone can create an apparent agency”
• erroneous to give impression that “logos or other trademark symbols alone can create an apparent agency”
• “[I]t is well understood that the mere use of franchise logos and related advertisements does not necessarily indicate that the franchisor has actual or apparent control over any substantial aspect of the franchisee’s business or employment decisions.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).