DAWSON, District Judge.
I. General Nature of the Actions.
These are nine separate cases which were consolidated for trial. By consent of the parties the trial was held without a jury.
The plaintiffs in all cases are persons who are or were operators, under franchise agreements, of Carvel Dari-Freeze Stores at which "soft" ice cream was sold. Defendant Carvel Corporation and its subsidiaries issued the franchises, sold the basic equipment needed...
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